Hi Polly
In most cases our tour manager will accompany you from Heathrow for this holiday but as we haven't appointed the tour manager yet, I can't tell you for sure. If you can write again in December or January I should be able to tell you then.
Don't worry too much about changing planes in France - one airport is much the same as another and it will be easy enough to find your way, despite the language barrier.
Kind regards
Olly, your editor