Fanfare and flyovers as France celebrates Bastille Day
France celebrated Bastille Day with a traditional military parade in Paris featuring flyovers and international guests. President Emmanuel Macron hosted leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky to mark the historic holiday.
Why it matters
The presence of international leaders at the Bastille Day parade underscores current geopolitical alliances and European diplomatic relations.
Fanfare and flyovers as France celebrates Bastille Day Close A military parade has marched through the streets of Paris below clouds of red, white and blue smoke left by planes in the sky as part of Bastille Day celebrations.
Held each year on 14 July, the national holiday marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789, a key event from the French Revolution.
President Emmanuel Macron was joined by European leaders, including the UK's Sir Keir Starmer and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, as soldiers from Ukraine and its 'Coalition of the Willing' allies passed by.
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