French pride flying high

People taking pictures of the French elite acrobatic flying team Patrouille de France showing off the tricolours of the national flag in a flypast over the Louvre pyramid during the Bastille Day ceremony in Paris yesterday.

France held a reduced version of its annual Bastille Day parade this year due to safety measures amid the coronavirus pandemic and included a tribute to health workers and other front liners in the celebrations.

PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 15, 2020, with the headline French pride flying high. Subscribe