Jeanne d'Arc

The Mistral forms part of an amphibious task force mission, the Jeanne d'Arc, that is "a potent support to French diplomacy," the country's defense ministry said in a statement.

In the spirit of Jeanne d'Arc the backdrop for the traditional May Day speech was a picture of a woman dressed in a suit of armour.

In the spirit of Jeanne d'Arc the backdrop to a stage built in front of the Opera, for the traditional May Day speech, was a picture of a woman dressed in a suit of armour.

The Jeanne d'Arc basin is in "Iceberg Alley", an area described on Statoil's website as being characterized by sub-zero temperatures, severe sea states, intensive seasonal fog, pack ice and enormous icebergs.

It worked again on Sunday, when Wiggins shot out of the tunnel under the Tuileries, with the golden statue of Jeanne d'Arc in his sights.