Macron hails US 'friendship across the ages' as Trump sees Bastille Day parade

The two men sat side-by-side with their wives, speaking animatedly as American and French warplanes roared above the Champs-Elysees.

France's annual Bastille Day parade turned into an event high on American patriotism, marked by a warm embrace between President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

Mr Trump was the guest of honour for the celebration in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the US entry into the First World War.