French airport to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth II
An airport in France is being named after Queen Elizabeth.
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage International Airport is getting rebranded after King Charles gave his approval for the transport hub so as to add “Elizabeth II” initially.
Officials within the city of Le Touquet say this can be a recognition of its standing as “the most British of French resorts”.
They had made their proposal to Buckingham Palace simply six days after the Queen died last September – within the hope of paying tribute to her “exceptional life”.
Queen Elizabeth II, when she was a princess, along with her uncle, Edward VIII, when he was Prince Edward, throughout a go to to Balmoral in 1933. Pic: AP
A date for the inauguration is but to be set.
The airport was designed within the Nineteen Thirties – and by the Nineteen Fifties it had change into a “strong link” between France and the UK.
According to the city corridor, the Queen’s uncle Edward VIII used to journey over to get pleasure from horseback driving and sand yachting, and his niece would generally accompany him.
While it at the moment would not supply scheduled flights to passengers – with the airport primarily utilized by non-public jets – officers hope to welcome vacationer planes from throughout the Channel in future.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has a vacation residence in Le Touquet, which lies about an hour south of Calais.
The resort has been dubbed “Twickenham-on-Sea” as it will likely be internet hosting the England group throughout the Rugby World Cup later this 12 months.