The airport located in Touquet-Paris-Plage has been authorised to undergo a name change in honour of the deceased British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
This decision was made subsequent to the approval provided by the reigning King on Monday.
The airport is set to be named Elizabeth II Le Touquet-Paris-Plage International Airport as a tribute to the Queen, as stated by the local authorities at the town hall.
According to BBC, the tribute to the “Great Queen” would also recognise the “most British of French resorts”.
The name came after the original proposal was presented to the British Crown six days after the death of the Queen on September 8 of last year, according to the statement, which added that the date for the inauguration has not yet been decided.
Le Touquet clarified that it was also a tribute to the late Queen’s uncle, Edward VIII, who occasionally brought his niece along when he visited the resort to go horseback riding and sand yachting.
“That King Charles III accepted the proposal of the mayor of Le Touquet further reinforces the strategy of the latter who wants to affirm Le Touquet as ‘the most British of French resorts’,” Le Touquet’s town hall added.
