The raid on the Elysee Palace is part of a probe into Shortcut Events, which has repeatedly been awarded contracts to organise prestigious memorial ceremonies. PHOTO: AFP Overview of the Élysée Palace, Paris. NARRATOR: The number one address in France - the Élysée Palace in the heart of Paris.

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It has been the official residence of the French president since 1873. France's head of government lives like royalty in this nearly 300-year-old palace, which Parisians often simply call the Palace. Behind these thick walls hundreds of servants see to the president's ... The entrance of the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) French investigators on Tuesday were denied access to the ...

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