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King Charles received an enthusiastic welcome as crowds turned out in Bordeaux for The Final day of The State Visit to France.

After Two Days In Paris , his trip to the south-west city gave The King more of a chance to engage with The Public .

A festival event which included The King meeting the Fiji rugby team turned into a scrum of well-wishers.

The King was surrounded by two of the main features of a royal Visit - People holding up mobile phones and security.

The State Visit had seen Two Days of formal events In Paris - including a speech to the French Senate, about Ukraine and Climate Change , which received a Standing Ovation .

There was a more relaxed atmosphere for his day in Bordeaux, shaking hands with crowds gathered outside The City 's historic Hotel de Ville.

This trip has been a carefully choreographed attempt to Build Up French-British relationships which might have been strained by Brexit.

That extended to staff giving The Waiting crowds a mix of French and British flags to wave, creating photo-opportunities of this mutual admiration, as The King stepped out of a Renault Espace.

In A Day that mixed Heavy Rain and bursts of hot sunshine, The King was crowded round closely by visitors at a festival at The City 's Place de La Bourse .

He often seems energised by these encounters and he made slow progress while the Background Music blared out Running Up That Hill, by Kate Bush .

Crowds had gathered to get a glimpse of 'le Roi Charles Iii '. As with all these events now, everyone who wasn't thrusting out a hand to shake was holding up a Mobile Phone .

It was a break from what had been sometimes stiflingly tight French security during The Visit So Far .

There had been a spectacular welcome for The King at the Arc de Triomphe In Paris on Wednesday, but with barriers blocking out any of The Public it had been observed only by a silent cordon of police and a pen of journalists.

French security concerns had also played a part in a decision for The King and Queen to be flown from Paris to Bordeaux, rather than catching the high-speed train as initially planned.

The Royal couple had also flown to France from Britain - When the previous state Visit had seen the late Queen travelling to France on a Eurostar train.

There had been some awkward timing for The King 's Visit . Many of The Events focused on Environmental Issues , When UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had been announcing a change of plans over net zero.

Whatever his private thoughts, The King 's speech to The Senate , which would have been prepared with the advice of ministers, was carefully crafted to avoid criticism of the government.

Source of news: bbc.com