French Resort Renames Airport after Queen Elizabeth II

THE TELEGRAPH: Le Touquet pays homage to late Queen who, as a girl, used to visit seaside town with her uncle for horseback riding [horse riding] and sand yachting

Le Touquet made the proposal to change the name of its airport just six days after Elizabeth II died | CREDIT: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP
The French seaside town of Le Touquet, described as “the most British of French resorts”, will rename its airport after Elizabeth II.

On Monday, Daniel Fasquelle, Le Touquet mayor, announced that the town had received the royal blessing of King Charles to rename the local airport the Elizabeth II Le Touquet-Paris-Plage International Airport after his mother, and called the agreement a historic turning point for the town.

“This is a tribute to a great queen and her uncle who had a fondness for France, as well as a recognition of the ‘most British of French resorts’”, read a statement posted by the town hall. » | Vivian Song | Tuesday, August 22, 2023

The golden age of Le Touquet – and why the late Queen adored it: Take a trip back in time to the heyday of this most British of French resorts, which has named its airport in honour of Queen Elizabeth II »