British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on a new border security deal. The UK government has pledged an extra 60 million US dollars to strengthen border security in the French town of Calais. The extra funding was demanded by French President Emmanuel Macron, to help Paris deal with migrants trying to reach Great Britain through France. Richard Bestic reports from London.

Amid the pomp of a military parade, UK Prime Minister Theresa May and the French President displayed their entente cordiale. Pertinent pageantry perhaps as the deal between the two includes joint European and African defense and intelligence initiatives. The message: despite Brexit, Britain has much to offer.

THERESA MAY UK PRIME MINISTER "There is no circumstance in which we could envisage the vital interests of the UK or France being threatened without the other being affected."

Apparent agreement on the plight of migrants stranded in Calais in a pitiful trek to Britain. The UK's extra 60 million dollars for intensified security, and for Britain to accept more into the country. Ahead of his meeting with Theresa May, the French President grabbed the headlines by offering to lend Britain the Bayeux tapestry - an 11th century embroidered cloth depicting the Norman conquest of Britain. A timely if ironic Brexit reminder that Britain doesn't always get its way.

EMMANUEL MACRON FRENCH PRESIDENT "Let me make it very clear. I'm not here to punish or reward. I want to make sure the Single Market is preserved because that's at the heart of the European Union."

The tones set at the Sandhurst military academy near London was designed to stress the enduring nature of Anglo-French military, economic and cultural ties.

RICHARD BESTIC LONDON "And despite Britain's Calais cash and the French President's  embroidered charm, Monsieur Macron can still be expected to stand firm with the rest of the EU, protecting the trading bloc's privileges against what one prominent UK minister called Britain's intention to have its cake and eat it, in other words all the benefits of the EU without membership. RB CGTN London."