Macron says King Charles visit to France delayed, condemns violent protesters<br /><br />President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday it would be illogical to welcome King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla for a state visit next week amid raging protests related to the government's pension reform plans.<br /><br />"Once that decision had been taken (about the protests), common sense and friendship lead us to suggest a delay," Macron said.<br /><br />There were violent clashes across the country on Thursday evening on the fringes of otherwise peaceful protests that have for weeks gathered huge crowds against a rise in the pension age by two years to 64.
