Britain has privately warned France not to hijack the centenary of the First World War and use the event to promote the European Union.
British officials have asked their French counterparts to refrain from displaying EU flags or other symbols of the union during the services planned to remember the 1914-18 conflict.
Senior British sources disclosed that the UK has told the French that the commemoration services “should not be about EU politics”.
The informal diplomatic request follows British unease over the French decision to display the EU’s gold-starred blue flag during the events to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day earlier this month.
Senior government figures were unhappy that the French gave the symbols for the EU such a prominent place in Normandy ceremonies. Report in the Telegraph
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