What does a medieval fortress, an iconic red, white, and blue flag, and a massive fireworks display have in common They are ...

France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday July 14 with a major military parade and military jet flyovers in Paris.

EMMANUEL MACRON has changed the colour of the French flag back to La Revolution navy from EU blue in a major snub to Brussels. By Paul Withers 03:06, Tue, Nov 16, 2021 | UPDATED: 10:43, Tue, Nov ...

3 It's revolutionary. The flag as we know it today comes from the French Revolution and the current design - blue next to the flagpole, white in the middle and then red - was formally adopted on ...

France has changed its tricolour flag to its pre-1970’s navy-toned predecessor as an homage to the French Revolution. Although the newer flags were hoisted around the Elysée Palace last year ...

The Bastille Day parade in 2017 on the Champs-Élysées in Paris inspired Donald Trump to plan a military parade in Washington ...

The blue of the French flag was changed to match the colour of the EU flag in 1976, but Macron has been using a darker version Credit: Yoan Valat/AP Rebecca Rosman Paris 14 November 2021 8:16pm GMT ...

It's a change so subtle it went unnoticed for almost three years. But President Emmanuel Macron ordered a change to the colour of the French flag to find echoes of heroism in France's past.

Mr Macron wanted to bring back the navy blue flag, a symbol of the French Revolution, Europe 1 said. However, both the darker and lighter flags have been in use for decades.

Paris: In a very unnoticeable change, France President Emmanuel Macron has changed one of the colors of the official French flag and opted for a slightly darker shade of blue. As per reports, the ...