Michel Dancoisne-Martineau is awarded the Légion d’Honneur
On Wednesday 12 October, 2016, at the Quai d’Orsay, in Paris, Christian Masset, General Secretary of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presented Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, Director of the French Domaines of St Helena, with the insignia of the “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” in a small intimate ceremony, in the presence of, among others, the HIH Princess Napoleon and Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling.
The Fondation Napoléon extends its sincere congratulations to Mr Dancoisne-Martineau.
Link to Michel Dancoisne-Martineau’s speech of acceptance (in French) to the Order created by Bonaparte in 1802.
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