FBS Events in 2021

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​Interception, intimidation and brinkmanship:  Anglo-French Diplomacy under Cromwell' 
Talk in English by Dr Kirsteen MacKenzie

​​Thursday 25 February 2021
6.00pm  - Over Zoom
​Free
Members and their guests who wish to attend the talks will be required to register by email (francobritsoc@gmail.com) before Friday 19 February 2021. A link via email will be sent to those who have registered 48 to 24 hours before the talk. 
As the Society still needs funds to run its affairs, any donations would be gratefully received.​
click on the link below for more information: ​
​www.franco-british-society.org/mazarin-and-cromwell-250220-dr-k-mackenzie.html

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Versailles and the English: 
Admiration and Intimacy from Louis XIV to Queen Victoria 
​Talk in English by Philip Mansel
FBS book prize winner​​ for his book King of the World- The life of Louis XIV

Wednesday 20 January 2021
6.00pm Over Zoom
Free
Members and their guests who wish to attend the talks will be required to register by email (francobritsoc@gmail.com) before Friday 15 January 2021. A link via email will be sent to those who have registered 48 to 24 hours before the talk. 
As the Society still needs funds to run its affairs, any donation would be greatly received.​
click on the link below for more information: 
​www.franco-british-society.org/versailles-and-the-english-200121-p-mansel.html

Donations

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FBS Events in 2020

Appel du 18 Juin - De Gaulle celebrations
Wednesday 6 May (Postponed to Thursday 12 November 2020)
6.00pm to 7.30pm
Previously hosted  at the Lycée by Mr Didier Devilard, Proviseur of the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle
​and Colonel Armel Dirou, Attaché de Défense Adjoint Terre près l' Ambassade de France au Royaume-Uni, 
the event will have to be held online over Zoom.
Guest Speakers:
Professor John C​harmley (Sir Winston Churchill)
Professor Julian Jackson (Charles De Gaulle)
Short talks in English from both speakers followed by a Q&A
and un verre de l’amitié in your own home!

Members who wish to attend the talks will be required to register by email before Thursday 5th of November. A link via email will be sent to those who have registered 48 to 24 hours before the meeting.

Tickets:  A: FBS Member -  B: FBS Member's guest : 
Any donation to the Society will be much appreciated.       
Ticket C : Young Members (18-26) and student from the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle : Free​
click on the link below for more information:  ​
www.franco-british-society.org/appel-du-18-juin---de-gaulle-celebrations.html

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Annual General Meeting 2020
FBS Book Prize​ 2019
Guest Speaker: Mr Michael Peppiatt
​Tuesday 28 April 2020
​(postponed to Thursday 22 October 2020 )
- Annual General Meeting: 6.00 p.m. 
- Announcement of the FBS Book Prize winner 2019.
- Short talk in English: The Existential Englishman - 
Paris Among the Artists by Michael Peppiatt
​As you know, due to the current regulations surrounding events and gatherings, the AGM (followed by talks)
​will have to be held online over Zoom.
Guests are most welcome to attend the AGM and talks  although, like Franco-British Society members, they are not entitled to vote.
If you have not already renewed your annual Membership (2020), please make sure to do so by Monday 19th October.
 
Members who wish to attend the Zoom AGM will be required to register by email before Monday 19th of October.
 The ID and password will be sent to those who have registered 48 to 24 hours before the meeting.

Tickets:  FBS Member ;  FBS Member's guest ; Any donation to the Society will be much appreciated.         
​click on the link below for more information and/or booking form:     
​www.franco-british-society.org/agm-2020---michael-peppiatt.html

Édouard Manet (1832-1883) Le Ballon ,1862 Lithograph

French Impressions: Manet to Cézanne​
Private talk on the show  by the curator followed by the visit of the exhibition.
​Number of tickets limited.
Date:  Thursday 5th March 2020 at 3pm.
Venue: British Museum,  Great Russell St London WC1B 3DG 
Cost: : FBS MEMBER £15.00 - FBS MEMBER GUEST £17.00
(please note a donation will be made to the British Museum) 
Tube: ​The four tube stations closest to the Museum are: Tottenham Court Road: Holborn:Russell Square: Goodge Street:
​click on the link below for more information and/or booking form:
www.franco-british-society.org/french-impressions-manet-to-ceacutezanne-5032020.html

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GEORGE IV: Art & Spectacle
Date:  Tuesday 11th February 2020
Venue: The Queens’ Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA at 10.45am.
​Cost: lecture and visit £25.00 or lecture only £13.00.
Tube: Victoria.
Lunch: a table has been booked at the Rubens Hotel opposite the gallery.
click on the link below for more information and/or booking form:
​www.franco-british-society.org/george-iv-110220.html
This is a joint event between the Anglo-Belgian and the Franco-British Societies
and is especially appropriate as this stunning exhibition brings together Dutch and Flemish Masterpieces
​ with the best of French Fine and Decorative Arts.

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Une Reine .......et la galette des Rois
Marie-Antoinette, The Making of a French Queen
TALK IN ENGLISH BY JOHN HARDMAN  
 FBS Book Prize winner 2016 for his book: The life of Louis XVI    

More House, 53 Cromwell Road, London SW7EH
(Opposite the  Natural History Museum) Metro: South Kensington.
Tuesday 21 January 2020
Meeting: 11.45 am  for the talk followed
by a lunch at Café Tangerine, French Institute (1.15pm to 2.45pm) 
including a main course + galette des rois + a sparkling cordial or hot drink. 
You can buy a glass of wine on the day for an extra £5.00.
Ticket A: £30.00 FBS Members /£35.00 FBS Member's guest to include lunch.
Ticket B: £14.00 FBS Members /£16.00 FBS Member's guest - talk only, adult.
Ticket C: £6.00 - talk only, student (under 26). 
Small supplement for payments by Paypal. 
click on the link below for more information and/or booking form:
​ http://www.franco-british-society.org/marie-antoinette-21012020.html

Events in 2019

Franco-British Society: Christmas drinks and mince pies
​​Thursday 5th December 2019
6.30pm to 8.30pm

Kindly hosted by The Redfern Gallery 
during Sarah Armstrong-Jones's exhibition Pathways (recent paintings and drawings)
Redfern Gallery: 20 Cork Street, London W1S 3HL
(Nearest Tubes: Green Park or Piccadilly Circus)
 
Ticket A: FBS members: £12.00, with Paypal £13.00
Ticket B: FBS members's guest: £15.00, with Paypal £16.00
Ticket C: Students: £5.00, with Paypal £6.00
click on the link below for more information and/or booking form:
www.franco-british-society.org/christmas-drinks-2019.html

Baroness Shephard and H.E. Maurice Gourdault Montagne French Ambassador to the UK 2007-2011 ©Franco-British Society

The French Deputy Alexandre Holroyd and The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP - ©I. Gault

British Society
 Centenary Gala Dinner
Guest of Honour: Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO
Thursday 17 October 2019
7.00pm- 10.15pm
In a private house in London (NW)
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)
click on the link below for more information and booking form:
www.franco-british-society.org/fbs-centenary-gala-dinner-171019.html
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Franco British Society 
Trip to France 
The Delights of the Alsace Region
      Sunday 6th to Thursday 10th October 2019
4* Le Grand Hotel Bristol           
Rooms: Twin/Double  
                   £1,179.00     
Single supplement     
        + £199.00
click here for more information and booking form:
www.franco-british-society.org/the-delights-of-the-alsace-october-2019.html

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Masterpiece London 2019 
Thursday 27 June 
more dates available 
South Grounds, The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Chelsea Embankment, London SW3 4LW
Meeting: The Bull Ring Gate Entrance
At 2.45PM to 4PM or 6.45PM to 8.00PM
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​The Franco-British Society is arranging entry & talk  in the lecture theatre at the Masterpiece London Art Fair. Spaces are limited, so contact us by email if you would like to attend. 
FBS MEMBER £25.00 - FBS MEMBER'S GUEST £30.00  STUDENT £10.00
​click here for more information:
​www.franco-british-society.org/masterpiece-270619.html

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CYBERSECURITY, INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
​Kindly hosted by Mrs Anne Marie Verstraeten, Country Head BNP Paribas UK
Speakers: Mr David Lacey, a leading Cybersecurity expert 
and The Rt. Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP, Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 
THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2019
  6.45pm to 9.00pm
BNP PARIBAS offices
10 Harewood Avenue London, NW1 6AA  (Nearest Tube station: Marylebone)
Talks in English + drink: 
FBS members: £20.00; with Paypal £21.00
FBS member's Guest: £30.00; with Paypal £31.50
Students - under 26: £10.00
click here for more information:
www.franco-british-society.org/cybersecurity-130619.html

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Annual General Meeting 2019 
FBS Book Prize​ 2018 - 

Tuesday 11 June 2019
Meeting: 6.30p.m.
- Annual General Meeting: 7.00p.m. 
- Announcement of the FBS Book Prize winner 2018.
- Short talk in English: The murderer of Warren Street by  Professor Marc Mulholland
- Idées de lecture pour l'été..
- Cocktail afterwards until 9.00p.m.

 at The House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW
(Nearest tube: Westminster)

Tickets: £40.00 FBS Member ; £42.00 with Paypal 
Tickets: £45.00 FBS Member's guest ; £47.00 with Paypal          
(Please allow 30 minutes to clear Security; Photographic ID required)
more information: http://www.franco-british-society.org/agm-2019.html

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Célimène Daudet
Concert at the French Residence, date t.b.c.​

At the Residence, by kind permission of H.E. Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Ambassador to the U.K.
La Résidence de France 
​11, Kensington Palace Gardens London W8 4QP   (Nearest tube: High Street Kensington)

 Sponsor: Irwin Mitchell
Tickets including concert, wine and canapés
FBS members :  tbc ; with Paypal  tbc
Non FBS members :  tbc; with Paypal  tbc
Students: tbc
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Past events 2019

The History of women and the vote in France and the UK
Guest Speakers: The Rt Hon Baroness Quin
The French Senator Joelle Garriaud-Maylam
Tuesday 14th of May 

Talk in English . Cocktail afterwards until 9.p.m.
House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW, (Nearest tube: Westminster)

Tickets: £45.00 FBS Member ; £47.00 with Paypal
Tickets £50.00 FBS Member's guest ; £52.00 with Paypal          
(Please allow 30 minutes to clear Security; Photographic ID required)
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
www.franco-british-society.org/women-and-vote.html

Brexit- Perspectives from both sides of the Channel and current political situation in both France and the U.K
Talks by the French Deputy Alexandre Holroyd and The Rt. Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP
Thursday 14 March 2019
​7.00pm to 8.30pm
Committee Room 1, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW
Click here for more information 
http://www.franco-british-society.org/brexit-perspective-france-and-uk-1432019.html

1968: Radical Protest and Its Enemies
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of 
Les événements de Mai  Talk in English by Professor Richard Vinen
More House, 53 Cromwell Road, London SW7 EH
(Opposite the Natural History Museum) - Metro: South Kensington.
Monday 21st January 2019
2.00pm: talk followed by the Galette des Rois at More House 3.15pm to 4.00pm
Ticket A: £15.00 FBS Members and FBS Member's guest to include the galette.
Ticket B: £6.00 Talk only for student/ young members under 26.
​Click here for more information: 1968

And more to come in 2019...

Events in 2018

Joyeux Noël 
Feliz Natal 
A Very Happy Christmas

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By Kind Permission of ​His Excellency Manuel Lobo Antunes 
The Portuguese Ambassador
a joint Christmas reception will be held at 
The Residence of The Portuguese Ambassador,
12 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PN
Wednesday 12 December 2018
7 pm to 8:30 pm 
for the members and their guests of both
The Anglo-Portuguese Society and the Franco-British Society
With a welcome from The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP
on behalf of the Franco-British Society. 
TICKETS
​£20 APS & FBS members
      £30 Guests of both Societies
Preference will be given to members of the two Societies during the ticket allocation process. But we hope to welcome as many guests as possible.
Click here for more details: 
www.franco-british-society.org/joint-christmas-party-2018.html
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Montmartre: A Cultural History
Talk in English by Professor Nicholas Hewitt, 
FBS Book Prize winner 2017
More House, 53 Cromwell Road, London SW7EH
(Opposite the Natural History Museum) - Metro: South Kensington.
Tuesday 13 November
11.45am: Talk only or followed
by a lunch at café Aubaine (The French Institute) 1.00pm to 2.00pm
 Ticket A: to include Lunch 
£35.00 FBS Members / £38.00 non-FBS Members
Ticket B: Talk only Adult 
£12.00 FBS Members / £15.00 non-FBS Members
Ticket C:  Talk only for student / young members under 26. £6.00.  
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MONTMARTRE

The Campaign that ended the First World War
Speakers: ​
Sir Alan Duncan KCMG MP
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP
Professor Gary Sheffield - Professor of War Studies – University of Wolverhampton
Monday 22 October 2018
​7.00pm - 9.00pm
Ticket: talk and cocktail 
​FBS member Adult: £60.00; Non-FBS member Adult: £65.00
Student: £45.00
Locarno Suites, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Photographic ID required)
King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH United Kingdom
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First World War- 100 Days 

2- 6 September 2018 Biarritz, Espelette, Bayonne, Saint Jean de Luz & Hendaye

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The Franco-British Society presents
The Delights of Biarritz, Espelette, Bayonne, Saint Jean de Luz & Hendaye: 5 days from £1,310. Departs 2nd September 2018.

FEATURES• 4* Biarritz hotel • Two dinners included • All excursions & guided tours included • Direct Easyjet flights from Gatwick to Biarritz
• Professional tour manager throughout • Executive coach in France • Local accommodation tax included
WHAT WE WILL SEE: • Biarritz – guided tour • Musée de la Mer • Espelette • Bayonne – guided tour • Musée Basque • Saint Jean de Luz – guided tour
• Petit Train de La Rhune (train ticket included) • Hendaye or Chateau d'Abbadie
ACCOMMODATION: We stay four nights in standard rooms at the 4* Radisson Blu Hotel at BiarritzFacilities at the hotel include a restaurant, bar and an outdoor swimming pool. All rooms are ensuite and feature a hairdryer, television, telephone, in room safe, mini bar, and tea & coffee making facilities. A set three course dinner with a ⅓ of a bottle of house wine per person is included in our hotel on the first evening, and at a carefully selected local restaurant on our last night. The remaining two nights are on a bed and breakfast basis.
EXTRAS TO PAY: • Insurance £38 • Single room supplement  £210 • Entrance fees (except as indicated above) to places visited as part of this itinerary• GratuitiesFlight details may be subject to change. Price based on twin share. Minimum numbers required. Normal booking conditions apply.
 For more details about the trip, please send an email to francobritsoc@gmail.com

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Masterpiece 2018
Tuesday 3 July 
South Grounds, The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Chelsea Embankment, London SW3 4LW, UK
Meeting: The Bull Ring Gate Entrance
At 2.45PM to 4PM or 6.45PM to 8.00PM
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​The Franco-British Society is arranging a complimentary entry & guided tour (in both French and English) of a few carefully selected French and British galleries exhibiting at the Masterpiece Art Fair. Spaces are limited, so contact us by email if you would like to attend. Any donations to the Franco-British Society would be much appreciated.

PICASSO 32 
​TALK IN FRENCH BY AGNES ANQUETIN-DIAS​
More House, 53 Cromwell Road, London SW7EH
(Opposite the  Natural History Museum) Metro: South Kensington.
MONDAY 11 JUNE 2018
Meeting: 11.00am talk on the exhibition Picasso 32 followed by a lunch at Aubaine (The old Bistrot) 1.00pm to 2.00pm 
including a main course + dessert + a soft drink or hot drink. 
You can buy a glass of wine on the day for an extra £4.50.

Ticket A: £35.00 FBS Members /£38 FBS Member's guest to include lunch.
Ticket B: £12.00 FBS Members /£14 FBS Member's guest - talk only, adult.
Ticket C: £6.00 - talk only, student (under 26). 
Small supplement for payments by Paypal.   ​

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London's future post-Brexit: a Franco-British trade perspective​​
Monday 4th June 2018
​ 6.45pm to 8.45pm
Hosted by H.E. Jean-Pierre Jouyet,
 French Ambassador to the U.K
Guest Speakers: Mrs Anne Marie Verstraeten, Sir Mark Boleat
Mediator: The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve

La Résidence de France
11, Kensington Palace Gardens
London W8 4QP
(Nearest tube: Notting Hill)
You will need to bring ID with you.

​Tickets including talk, wine and canapés
FBS members : £20.00 or £21.00  (Paypal)
FBS member Guest : £26.00 or £27 (Paypal)​

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Annual General Meeting at the House of Lords
FBS Book Prize​ 2017
​Hommage à Simone Veil
Guest Speakers: The Rt Hon Baroness Quin and Mrs Samia Essabaa
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Thursday 17 May 2018 Meeting: 7.00p.m.
Short talks in English and in French from both speakers .
Cocktail afterwards until 9.30p.m.
House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW
(Nearest tube: Westminster)
MEMBERS ONLY
Tickets: £45.00 FBS Members ; £47.00 with Paypal 
  (Please allow 30 minutes to clear Security; Photographic ID required)

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Art collection of Charles I (1600-1649): 
King and Collector reunites the greatest masterpieces of this magnificent collection for the first time. 

Friday 16th March 2018
at the Royal Academy of Arts

10.30am:  Private Power Point lecture  in English on Charles I: King and Collector  in the Fine Rooms.
Visit of the exhibition at 12.00pm  
 Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly,
London, W1J 0BD (nearest tube: Green Park)

£15.00 for the Talk only or for the Members of the RA
£30.00 Talk+Exhibition (non-members of the Royal Academy)
​​​Could you please mention if you are a Member of the RA.

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THE LIFE OF LOUIS XVI
TALK IN ENGLISH BY JOHN HARDMAN  
 FBS Book Prize winner 2016     
More House, 53 Cromwell Road, london SW7EH
(Opposite the  Natural History Museum) Metro: South Kensington.
Monday 12 February 2018
Meeting: 11.30am followed by a lunch at Aubaine.
 1.00pm to 2.00pm 
including a main course + dessert + a soft drink or hot drink. 

Ticket A: £35.00 FBS Members /£38 FBS Member's guest to include lunch.
Ticket B: £12.00 FBS Members /£14 FBS Member's guest - talk only, adult.
Ticket C: £6.00 - talk only, student (under 26). 
Small supplement for payments by Paypal.   

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A Cake Fit For a King… Galette des Rois
New year celebrations 2018

More House, 53 Cromwell Road, london SW7EH
(Opposite the Natural History Museum) Metro: South Kensington.
Thursday 25 January 2018
Meeting: 10.30am to 12.30pm
£8.00 FBS member £9.00 non-FBS Member
Do bring your friends.

Past events 2017

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Les Parisiennes
TALK IN ENGLISH BY ANNE SEBBA AT THE REFORM CLUB
FBS Book Prize winner 2016
 
104 Pall Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y 5EW

Monday 27 November 2017
 6.15pm : drink ; 6.45pm : talk ;  8.00pm : dinner

​Drink + Talk : £20.00 FBS members​; £25.00 non-FBS members
Drink + Talk +Dinner (sit down buffet, including one glass of wine):
​£60.00 FBS members;  £65.00 non-FBS members

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Wednesday 18 October 2017
THE LIFE OF LOUIS XVI
​TALK IN ENGLISH BY JOHN HARDMAN  
 FBS Book Prize winner 2016           
Le Salon, French Institute, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT
Meeting 11.45am for the talk: 12.00pm to 1.00pm followed by
a lunch at Aubaine 1.00pm to 2.00pm (The old Bistrot)
including a main course + dessert + a soft drink or hot drink 
You can buy a glass of wine on the day for an extra £4.50.
Ticket A: £35.00 FBS Members /£38 non-FBS Members to include lunch.
Ticket B: £12.00 FBS Members /£14 non-FBS Members - talk only, adult.
Ticket C: £6.00 - talk only, student (under 26). ​
THIS TALK WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN FEBRUARY 2018
 and has been replaced with a talk by IAN DAVIDSON:
The French Revolution: from Enlightenment to Tyranny   

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Friday 29th of September 2017

Royal Academy of Arts
1.45 pm for 2pm:  Private Power Point lecture in French on Matisse in the Studio in the Fine Rooms.
Visit of the exhibition at 3.15pm  AND 3.45pm (give your preference)
 
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly,
London, W1J 0BD (nearest tube: Green Park)

£12.00 for the Talk only or for the Members of the RA
£26.00 Talk+Exhibition (non-members of the Royal Academy)
          

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Monday 18 September 2017 from 6.30pm - midnight
LONDON's FAVOURITE FRENCH FILM 2017 AWARD NIGHT
​Under the patronage of the French Ambassador
At the Picturehouse Central
Corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly, London W1D 7DH
Ticket: £45.00
The film premiere: Two is a Family (Demain tout commence) by Hugo Gélin starring Omar Sy. The event is preceded by a champagne reception with canapes by Orée and followed by a party with a buffet (la Cave à Fromage), wine (Chêne Bleu), desserts (Maître choux), chocolates (Valrhona)......and luxurious goodie bags. 
France in London will be raising funds for the Franco-British Society through the sale of raffle tickets during the evening with the booking form and on our website. 

Lunch / Déjeuner 
​Conversation Franco-britannique
​1st theme: "De la lecture pour l'été"
Wednesday 21st June 2017
​12H30 to 15H00 
Côte: French Brasserie , 35-37 Battersea Rise, Clapham SW11 1HG.
(7ms walk from Clapham Junction station; buses 49,35,37 )
£21.00 per person ​

5* The Delights of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Beaulieu,Eze, Monte Carlo & Nice
14 - 17 May 2017

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​We have planned this special trip from 14th to 17th of May to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat / Beaulieu, a beautiful part of France.
We have organised for us to stay at the Hotel Royal-Riviera, one of the finest hotels in the region.

The House of Lords and Le Sénat

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Monday 20 February 2017

Meeting: 7.00p.m.
Short talks in English and in French from both speakers . Cocktail afterwards until 9.30p.m.

Committee Room G, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW

(Nearest tube: Westminster)

Tickets: £42.00   FBS Members ; £44.00 with Paypal 
               £47.00   non - FBS Members ; £49.00 with paypal 
(Please allow 30 minutes to clear Security; Photographic ID required)

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Edith Piaf: A cultural history. Talk by Professor David Looseley
​FBS book prize winner 2015
Monday 23 January 2017  7.15pm to 8.15 pm,​
  French Institute, Médiathèque, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT
Tickets: A. Talk only: £12.00
B. Talk + Dinner on request. please send us an email if you would like to join us. Price to be confirmed.

  Past events 2016

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CHURCHILL'S LEGACY
Two speeches to save the worldThe Franco-British Society (FBS) and the Association des parents d'élèves du Lycée Winston Churchill (APLIL) invites you to a Talk in English by
Lord Watson of Richmond CBE and Randolph Churchill
​Monday 21 November 2016
5.30pm to 7.30 pm
  Tickets :Talk + one drink : £12.00 per Adult
Student : £3.00 Children : (14- 17 years old) : free
Tickets for this particular event are available both for FBS members and non-FBS members. They can only be booked through FBS. 

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​Dinner and talk at The House of Commons
​Guest Speakers: The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve MP QC, Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE and Mr Eric Chaney, Chief Economist AXA group
Tuesday 15 November 2016
 7.00p.m to 10.30pm.
Short talks from the speakers after the dinner 
Dining Room A, House of Commons, London SW1A 0PW
Tickets: £85.00. FBS Members only

​Critical lives - Albert Camus
Talk by Edward J. Hughes, FBS book prize winner 2015
Thursday 20 October 2016
Talk and Drink: Total price: £10.00 per adult, £3.00 per student
at the French Protestant Church
​8-9 Soho Square, London W1D 3QD



​TRIP TO PARIS 
October 2016

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THE PATRON’S LUNCH
​90th birthday of Her Majesty The Queen.
Sunday 12th June 2016

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Monday 25 April 2016
At the Residence of H.E. Sylvie Bermann, French Ambassador to the UK.
Guest Speaker: Dominic Grieve QC MP
The Referendum - Choices and Consequences

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PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN:  Monet to Matisse
Friday 18th of March 2016
​ 2pm Power Point in the Reynolds Room.
Visit of the exhibition 3.00pm AND 3.30pm
 
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly,
London, W1J 0BD 

£7.00 for the talk only or Members of the RA
£23.00 Talk+Exhibition (non-members of the Royal Academy)

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JOAN OF ARC: A HISTORY
Guest Speaker: Dr Helen Castor
Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize.

Tuesday 23 February 2016
Talk followed by lunch: 12.00pm to 2.00pm
 
​Le Salon, French Institute
17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT 
Tickets: £30.00 to include the lecture and a buffet lunch with a glass of wine.

Talk only:
£10.00 per adult / £5.00 per student.

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​TALK BY FRENCH ARTIST PIERRE SKIRA
AT THE REDFERN GALLERY
Tuesday 12th January 2016

​5.15pm for 5.30pm to 8.00pm

20 Cork Street, London W1S 3HL 

Talk (in French) by renowned French artist Pierre Skira followed by a Private View of his exhibition at the Redfern Gallery. 
Tickets: £12.00

2015 past events

ANDREE'S WAR, 4TH FEB 2015

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EVASION, 24TH MARCH 2015

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AGM at Lancaster House. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. click to see more

Monday 27 April 2015

AGM 
at Lancaster House 
Guest speaker : 
Sir Peter Ricketts GCMG GCVO
 

Claude Monet Poplars in the Sun, 1891 The National Museum of Western Art, Matsukata Collection, Tokyo © National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo click to see more

Monday 11 May 2015
PAUL DURAND-RUEL  
INVENTING IMPRESSIONISM

Illustrated Talk in French By Agnès Anquetin-Diaz


  

Organ Concert at Notre de France, click to see more

WALK IN SOHO - ORGAN RECITAL
Guided tour in Soho with Agnès Anquetin and/or
Organ Concert to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Notre Dame de France by Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin, Organiste Titulaire- Adjointe, St Sulpice Paris
Thursday 14 May 2015

Guided Tour in soho click to see more

Wednesday 3 June 2015
 LE LYCEE FRANCAIS CHARLES DE GAULLE DE LONDRES 1915-2015
Talk in English and in French by co-writers of the book: Charlotte Faucher, Olivier Rauch, Floriane Zuniga and Eric Simon
followed by a cocktail

Guest Speaker:
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP

Talk +Book click to see more

Thursday 9 July 2015  DAY TRIP TO LE MANOIR AUX QUAT’ SAISONS  AND ROUSHAM 
HOUSE & GARDEN

Manoir aux Quat' Saisons click to see more

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Rousham House & Garden

Trip to Nantes

Thursday 10 to Monday 14 September 2015
Trip to Nantes 
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Monday 23rd November 2015
​Churchill and France

TRIP TO NANTES 10TH TO 14TH SEPT click to see more

Sunday 4th October 2015
​ Flute and Harp Recital
 

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Tuesday 1st December 2015
Drinks at House of Lords
Guest Speakers: Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, Mr Amil Khan

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