On Monday, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron was accompanied by the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to celebrate the 106^e anniversary of theNovember 11th Armisticeon the tomb of the unknown soldier, under the Arc de Triomphe. A ceremony under the sign of “Franco-British friendshipsaid the Élysée, as the 120th edition of the event drew to a close.^e anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between France and the United Kingdom.

Before heading for the Place de l’Étoile, the two leaders met for talks at the Palais de l’Élysée. The two leaders then headed straight for the Champs-Élysées. First to lay a wreath and take part in a minute’s silence at the foot of the statue of Georges Clemenceau, near the Grand Palais. Then to join that of Winston Churchilljust a few hundred metres away, where another wreath was laid and the sounding of the “The Last PostThe British and French anthems “God Save the King” and “La Marseillaise” were also played. The British and French anthems “God Save the King” and the Marseillaise were also played.

Barnier, Lecornu, Dati and Sarkozy present

Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer then visited the tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe. An important symbol, since 80 years ago, General de Gaulle and Winston Churchill commemorated the Armistice on the same spot for the first time since the Liberation of France.

The French president rekindled the Flame of the Nation alongside veterans and families of servicemen who died for France, after the sounding of the “Cessez-le-Feu” and the laying of a new wreath. The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, also laid a wreath. Prime Minister Michel Barnier, Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu, Culture Minister Rachida Dati and former President Nicolas Sarkozy were also present at the ceremony in Place de l’Étoile.