French President Emmanuel Macron decided in July 2020 to change the blue third of the flag to a darker shade. According to French news site CNews, the color change is a return to a darker navy ...

SHAPIRO: President Francois Hollande called on people to hang French flag, which, as you say, is not as common in France as it is in the U.S.

The flag flies on public buildings and is often waved at sporting events, but it has not been a symbol the French personally embrace. That has changed dramatically in the wake of the Nov. 13 attacks.