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​Franco-British Society
Centenary Gala Dinner
Guest of Honour: Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO

Thursday 17 October 2019
In a private house in London (NW) 
7.00pm- 10.15pm

Reception and Dinner - Black tie
Short talks by Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO
and our President, The Rt. Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP
Short Reading by Loïc Corbery, actor of La Comédie Française 

Franco-British Society Member: £125.00 or £129.00 (with Paypal)    
Guest of FBS Member: £135.00 or £139 (with Paypal)​    ​
Corporate Member: £140.00 or £144 (with Paypal)

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Loïc Corbery joined the Comédie-Française in 2005 and has since been offered many leading roles from the classical repertoire: he has played both Dom Juan and Le Misanthrope in Molière’s classics, but also Clindor in Corneille’s L’Illusion comique, Perdican in Musset’s On ne badine pas avec l'Amour or Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac, among many others.

Le centenaire de la Franco-British Society  - Décembre 1918 - 2018

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Baroness Shephard and H.E. Maurice Gourdault Montagne French Ambassador to the UK 2007-2011 © FBS
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Mr Peter McCoy Treasurer, Lord Watson Chairman, The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve President and Mrs Isabelle Gault Executive Secretary of the Franco-British Society AGM Lancaster House 2015 ©I.Gault
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2016: Trip to Paris (5 days) ; visits of the Châteaux de Chantilly and Ecouen. ©I. Gault

November 2004: Reception at the House of Commons to mark the centenary of the Entente Cordiale with the French Ambassador, Mr Gérard Errera and the Chairman of the Franco-British Society, Sir John Fretwell

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Lady Strabolgi and Baroness Shephard, Chairman, in the River Room Parliament 2007 ©I. Gault
FBS events
*Annual General Meetings
in prestigious venues such as Lancaster House or hosted at La Résidence de France  by our Vice-President the French Ambassador, with distinguished Guest Speakers and followed by presentation of the annual *FBS Book prize.
 
*Lunch time lectures and e
vening talks in English and in French on Literature, History and current affairs.
*Talks in French and in English on Art:
and visit to Art exhibitions
 
*Music Prize
The Vlado Perlemuter Music Scholarship and concert by the prize-winner.

*Annual visits to France, tailored to suit the historical interests of FBS members with arranged meetings with  local members of the Association France-Grande-Bretagne.
* Shared Events with UK-EU Associations and with French Associations in the UK.
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JUNE 2016 ​THE PATRON’S LUNCH; 90th birthday of Her Majesty The Queen, our Patron. Picnic on the Mall. Parade. ©I. Gault
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Ms Rosie Gorman, Mr Clifford Dammers, Baroness Quin, Sir Richard Dearlove. Diner and talks at The House of Commons. ©I. Gault
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February 2016 Joan of Arc-A History : Talk by Dr Helen Castor, winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize. ©I. Gault
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Talk in French followed by a Private view. ©I. Gault
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Lunch at the Sénat 2016 ©I. Gault
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Churchill's legacy: The Franco-British Society (FBS) and the Association des parents d'élèves du Lycée Winston Churchill (APLIL) organised a Talk in English by Lord Watson of Richmond CBE and Mr Randolph Churchill.
We look forward to a new Centenary with many more cultural events to come.
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