Medieval Europe Cooks?

Were there diplomatic processions in medieval or early modern Europe?

• I've been reading a fair bit of scholarship lately on performance & ritual in medieval and early modern processions, but all of them focus on either local customs (religious ritual processions, or fairs and festivals such as Robin Hood Games) or on royal entries (mostly the King entering cities or towns within his own realm). But I have seen nothing at all about diplomatic processions. Did medieval and early modern European courts not send diplomatic missions to one another? Did those diplomats not travel in some fashion that would have made their journey through the streets an event, a parade, something to be seen? I'm researching diplomatic processions in early modern Japan (17-19th c) and am having a hell of a time finding scholarship that applies better to my topic - in which processions are performed not by members of the community, but by outsiders, displaying their power and wealth, and cultural identity, through costumes, banners, carriages, and which the locals are eager and excited to come see. Did nothing like this happen when a French diplomat rode through the streets of London, in a lavish French carriage? Did he not bring any kind of entourage? Were local Londoners not interested, or not permitted, to see this lavish display of French (foreign, unusual) style?

• Answer:

  An ambassador would have kept a low public profile in Medival times, for two reasons.  His job was to affect the policy of the Monarch, and therefore the Monarch themselves wouldnt want it publicaly known that he was being influenced by a foreginer.  The other aspect of his job was to spy on the foregin country, not a job enhanced by a high public profile. So that would have been the posistion of a professional ambassador. On the other hand, in Medival times, it was common for a member of the Royal family to be spent as special envoy's to other Monarchs.  Often the wife of one Monarch was sister to another.  These special envoy's would have been fete'd as was the due of a Royal Personage.  The most spectacular diplomatic procession that I can think of, was the meeting between Henry VIII and the King of France.  Known as 'The field of the Cloth of Gold'.  This was very unusual as it was the face to face meeting of two Kings.  But was without doubt a diplomatic embassage, so maybe it counts.