Watch: pomp and colour in Paris as France holds Bastille Day parade

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-14 · 08:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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France held its annual Bastille Day parade in Paris on Tuesday, marking the 1789 storming of the Bastille fortress. President Emmanuel Macron oversaw his tenth and final national day parade as president. The military procession was expected to draw tens of thousands of attendees in central Paris. Despite a scorching heatwave and fireworks bans in many areas, the celebrations proceeded. The parade was scheduled to precede France's World Cup semi-final match against Spain later that day.

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A scorching heatwave has seen a forest blaze rage outside the capital and fireworks banned in many parts of the country.

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The annual military procession marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille fortress in Paris during the French Revolution.

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France's Emmanuel Macron is overseeing his 10th and last national day parade as president on Tuesday.

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Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the celebrations in central Paris.

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France’s Emmanuel Macron is overseeing his 10th and last national day parade as president on Tuesday.The annual military procession – which marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille fortress in Paris during the French Revolution – will rev up the crowds before France plays Spain in World Cup semi-finals at the end of the day.Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the celebrations in central Paris despite a scorching heatwave that has seen a forest blaze rage outside the capital and fireworks banned in many parts of the country.

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