How France's Most Famous Cheese Is Made | Food Secrets

May 22, 2021 | Camembert, the famous white mold cheese is only a real Camembert if it was produced in Normandy, Northern France. There’s even a village called Camembert in the region – and it’s said that the cheese finds its origins nearby. During the French Revolution in 1791, farmer Marie Harel is said to have hidden a priest on her farm. In return, he revealed the secrets of cheese-making to her. That’s just the legend, though – here comes the true secret of French Camembert!

President Donald Trump Makes 'Totally Undignified' Move in France | Morning Joe | MSNBC

During an interview with Fox News, the president appeared with the graves of U.S. veterans behind him in Normandy, France and took shots at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Robert Mueller. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

Macron to Trump at D-day Ceremony: Fulfil the Promise of Normandy

THE GUARDIAN: French president praises multilateralism of Nato and EU while offering gratitude to US

France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has appealed directly to Donald Trump to fulfil the “promise of Normandy” by embracing pillars of the postwar peace such as the European Union and Nato as the two leaders marked the D-day landings 75 years ago.

In a speech that trod a fine diplomatic line, Macron offered both sincere expressions of gratitude for the valour of US troops in the second world war and vehement calls for the White House to re-engage with the principles of multilateralism.

Speaking in front of 15,000 people gathered at the American cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, the resting place for 9,387 US troops killed in the Normandy campaign, Macron repeatedly name-checked Trump, even at times turning to face the US president who was sitting behind him. » | Daniel Boffey in Colleville-sur-Mer | Thursday, June 6, 2019

LIVE: Rouen Holds Funeral for Slain Priest Jacques Hamel

A funeral service for priest Jacques Hamel who lost his life in the Normandy church attack on July 26 is set to take place in Rouen’s cathedral on Tuesday, August.2
An anti-terror squad rushed to a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, northern France, on July 26, after two assailants, armed with knives, entered the church taking five hostages, including Hamel. The attackers proceeded to murder the priest, before being shot by police as they tried to leave the church.

France: Muslims Attend Mass in Sign of Solidarity Following Normandy Attack

France: Sarkozy Urges 'Ruthless' French Response to Saint-Etienne du Rouvray Attack

France’s New Reality: Hollande Claims Country At War With ISIS, Predicts Long Battle

France is in a state of war and it's going to be a long battle... words of warning from President Hollande. It comes after a deadly terror act at a Catholic church. Security's now to be boosted at the country's religious sites.

Normandy Church Attack: Nun Who Was Taken Hostage Speaks Out about Death of Priest

Murder of French Priest Brings ISIS' Long-threatened War on Christians to Europe

France: Priest Killed in ISIL-linked Attack on Church

French President Francois Hollande says the two armed men who took hostages at a church in Normandy had claimed allegiance to ISIL The men killed a priest and injured another person. Al Jazeera’s Emma Hayward reports.

D-Day Anniversary: Queen 'Stirred' by Commemorations

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Queen speaks of her pride in the courage of the Allied forces who invaded Europe on D-Day - but warns peace and prosperity can never be taken for granted


On the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings the Queen travelled to the French coast with the Duke of Edinburgh, and spent the day with other heads of state honouring the actions of veterans and their fallen comrades.

Later at a banquet to mark her three-day state visit to France, the monarch described how the day's commemorations had left Philip and herself "filled with emotions".

She added: "With sorrow and regret, remembering the loss of so many fine young soldiers, sailors and airmen; with pride, at the sheer courage of the men who stormed those beaches, embodied in the veterans among us; and with thankfulness, knowing that today our nations are free and sovereign because allied forces liberated this continent from occupation and tyranny. » | Friday, June 06, 2014

D-Day Anniversary: Live

Follow all the latest as royalty and political leaders from around the world join veterans for D-Day commemorations, 70 years on from the momentous World War Two mission

The Long and the Short of It!
THE TELEGRAPH: Twenty short people were ordered to stand behind Nicolas Sarkozy so as to make him look taller while delivering a keynote televised speech, it has emerged.

They were bused in after being 'vetted' by aides of the French President who made sure none were taller than his own height of 5ft 5ins.

The extraordinary scenes unfolded at the Faurecia motor technology plant in Caligny, south of Caen, Normandy, last Thursday.

Mr Sarkozy looked far more statuesque than usual as he posed in front of the large group of white coated technicians on a specially erected stage.

In scenes being broadcast across France today, a woman researcher admits on camera that she was chosen because of her small size.

Asked by a TV journalist if it was necessary for her to be no taller than the President's 5ft 5ins - a height which rises to around 5ft 7ins thanks to his trademark stacked heels - she clearly replies: 'There you have it.'

Pictures are then shown of the 20 workers on board a coach which brought them in from other parts of the three mile square Faurecia site.

All admitted that they were among the smallest members of the 1400-strong Faurecia workforce, and had been selected to replace the usual workers in the unit where Mr Sarkozy made his speech about the car industry.

Mr Sarkozy, who is notoriously sensitive about his height, did not want a repeat of the fiasco in June when he was caught using a footstool when delivering a speech alongside Gordon Brown and Barak Obama on one of Normandy's nearby D-Day beaches.

Both the 5ft 11ins British Prime Minister and 6ft 2 ins American towered above Mr Sarkozy when they used the same podium, humiliating him in front of a worldwide audience.

But while the incident in June was considered funny, this time round Mr Sarkozy was accused of scandalously manipulating his media image for political ends. Nicolas Sarkozy 'surrounded by short people for TV speech' >>> Peter Allen in Paris | Monday, September 07, 2009

Sarkozy : le Bidonnage de la visite d'Usine.
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In Pictures: D-Day Commemorations
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