Paris is on fire. Not literally, not yet. But the celebrations after PSG’s Champions League victory spilled into the streets, and now the tricolore is flying from balconies, car horns are blaring, and there’s a whiff of tear gas near the Champs-Élysées.
UK diplomats are tracking it. Quietly. They’re not intervening, but they are filing reports back to the Foreign Office.
The mood is tense. This isn’t just a football party. This is a nation letting off steam after months of pension protests, yellow vests, and a government that can’t seem to catch a break.
For the British, it’s a reminder of how fragile public order can be. One minute you’re lifting the cup. The next, you’re dodging a water cannon.
The Met Police will be watching this closely. They know what happens when a big win turns ugly. For now, the diplomats are staying out of the way.
But they’re taking notes. Lots of notes.
