Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrived in the UK today, marking the first state visit by an EU leader since Brexit. Greeted with royal pageantry at Windsor, King Charles III and Queen Camilla welcomed the French President on a specially constructed Royal Dais near Windsor and Eton Riverside Station, with Windsor Castle providing a regal backdrop.

Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton met the Macrons at RAF Northolt and accompanied them to Windsor. But sharp-eyed observers noticed something unusual: King Charles had a burst blood vessel in his right eye. Buckingham Palace quickly clarified that it was a harmless subconjunctival hemorrhage, unrelated to his ongoing cancer treatment.

Meanwhile, Kate Middleton carried out her official duties just days after speaking candidly about her own battle with cancer. In a recent appearance at Colchester Hospital, she described her post-treatment journey as a “rollercoaster,” revealing the emotional toll of finding a “new normal” after chemotherapy.

This historic visit, held at Windsor rather than Buckingham Palace, symbolized post-Brexit reconciliation — and human resilience in the face of private health battles.