The grand state banquet held on the Palace of Versailles was attended by over 150 individuals
An extravagant feast for King Charles has value the French authorities a whopping $500,000 million (Rs 4 crore), an audit report has discovered.
President Emmanuel Macron’s workplace deliberate a lavish unfold throughout the monarch’s go to in September final 12 months. The grand state banquet held on the Palace of Versailles was attended by over 150 individuals as a part of an try to spice up a key alliance between the UK and France.
The occasion was a star-studded affair with actor Hugh Grant, soccer supervisor Arsene Wenger and Rolling Stone’s Mick Jagger amongst these in attendance.
On the menu had been blue lobster (a uncommon French delicacy), crab, poultry marinaded in champagne and a gratin of French mushrooms.
🇫🇷 FRANCE: Photos from the royal dinner on the Château de Versailles/ Photos from the royal dinner on the Château de Versailles.
50% of the inhabitants cannot feed themselves and Macron spends the cash with the pedophile King Charles 🤮 pic.twitter.com/5GYXMF6kDe
— Angelus iustitiae (@AIustitiae) September 21, 2023
An assortment of classic wines, champagnes and a collection of worldwide cheeses had been on provide. For dessert, French macaroons with lychee, rose sorbet and raspberry compote had been served.
In its annual report, the French auditing organisation Cour des Comptes warned that spending on state receptions had left the funds almost $9 million within the pink.
Based on the brand new audit report, the entire dinner value a complete of $513,000 of which $179,000 was spent on meals and $46,000 on drinks.
Talking on the banquet, King Charles mentioned President Macron’s “generosity of spirit brings to thoughts how my household and I had been so significantly moved by the tributes paid in France to my mom, the late queen”.
Nevertheless, this was not the one lavish state dinner organised by the French authorities. In 2023, the president’s workplace spent $446,000 on a dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Louvre museum.