There are few more disconcerting experiences for the British than being love-bombed by the French. Britain’s cross-channel neighbours are usually regarded, rather, as pesky rivals, exasperating partners and irritatingly well tailored to boot. Yet this week France is going out of its way to charm Britain.Winston Churchill with General de Gaulle during an inspection of French troops at Marrakesh in Morocco, January 1944 (War Office official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)On September 2nd President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles will meet at a glitzy event at the British Museum to inaugurate the Bayeux tapestry exhibition, set to be this...