 Since, the château of Rambouillet has become the summer residence of France's Presidents of the Republic, who entertain, and used to invite to hunting parties many foreign dignitaries, princes and heads of state.As a part-time residence of the French president, it is sometimes referred to as the Palace of Rambouillet.On 23 August 1944, two days before the liberation of Paris, General Charles de Gaulle arrived at Rambouillet and set up his headquarters in the chateau where, in the evening, he met General Philippe Leclerc who, at the head of his French 2nd Armored Division ("2e Division blindée", more affectionately known in France as "La Deuxième DB"), had mission to liberate Paris.