Arrogant? VGE?

The British Ambassador to France in 1976 painted a less than flattering picture of his host, according to declassified documents released by the British government and reported by AFP.
His origins ‘are undeniably those of the French haute bourgeoisie, a caste marked by its riches, its privileges and its sublime certainty that it has the right to govern,’ Nicholas Henderson wrote of French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing in a briefing note ahead of his trip to the U.K., the first state visit ibn16 years.
‘The more time the president can be seen with the royal family as if he was their friend, the happier he will be,’ advised a British diplomat.