Stunning tricolor fly-past in Paris as President Emmanuel Macron and his wife join the crowds to mark Bastille Day celebrations more than 200 years since the start of the French Revolution
- French President and wife Brigitte attended the country’s biggest national holiday today in the capital city
- Military aircrafts flew the colours of the national flag over the Champs-Élysées and troops proudly marched
- The annual holiday celebrates the storming of the Bastille fort in 1789 which sparked the French Revolution
Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte watched Bastille Day celebrations in Paris today as the city marked the country’s biggest national holiday.
The annual ceremony marks the storming of the Bastille, a fortress in the capital used by the French monarchy as a political prison, in July 1789, sparking the French Revolution.
And today, more than 200 years later, the Macrons watched as troops marched down the Champs-Élysées and military aircrafts flew the Tricolore over the Louvre Museum’s pyramid.
They held hands and laughed together before proudly standing to watch French troops file down the famous French avenue in the centre of Paris.
The parade is the largest and oldest regular military parade in all of Europe and is attended by foreign ambassadors and other dignitaries.
Not everything went to plan during the striking demonstration, with two police motorcycles of the Republican Guard crashing into each other.
Soldiers of the 27th bataillon de chasseurs alpins march down the Champs-Elysees today during Bastille Day celebrations
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during the jubilant celebration
Military aircrafts fly the colours of the French flag over the Louvre Museum’s pyramid during the national holiday
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Members of the Regiment du Service Militaire Adapte de Mayotte march down the Champs-Elysees today during Bastille Day celebrations
The Macrons hold hands and laugh together at the Champs-Élysées as they watch the dazzling display by the French military on Bastille Day
Macron and General Francois Lecointre arrive in a command car for the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron watch the dazzling display at the Champs-Elysees with members of the French government
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron proudly watch the French military pass by at the Champs-Elysees alongside members of the French government
French navy soldiers march down the Champs-Elysees today during Bastille Day celebrations today in Paris
Singaporean (left) and Japanese troops (right) carry their national emblems as they take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Not going to plan: Two police motorcycles of the Republican Guard crashed during a demonstration as part of the Bastille Day parade in Paris
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