08.07.2025 14:30
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrived in England for a three-day official visit. However, a moment of tension occurred at the beginning of the visit. As Macron was getting off the plane, he reached out his hand to help his wife Brigitte, but she chose to hold onto the railing instead of his hand. This situation reminded many of another tense moment the couple experienced during their trip to Vietnam. The Macrons are set to participate in an official ceremony in front of Windsor Castle alongside the Royal Family.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrived in England for a three-day official visit. However, an incident that caught attention occurred in the very first moments of the visit.
Macron reached out his hand to help his wife Brigitte as they disembarked from the plane. However, Brigitte chose to hold onto the railing instead of her husband's hand. As Macron's hand remained in the air, a slight tension arose. Then, the French President proceeded to greet Princess Kate with a kiss on the hand as part of the protocol.
The incident reminded many of another tense moment that occurred during a previous visit to Vietnam. During that visit, Brigitte Macron had pushed her husband's face away with her hands on the airplane stairs. That image had become a topic of discussion in France.
Today's welcoming ceremony took place at the RAF Northolt airbase in London. The couple was greeted by Prince William of Wales and Princess Kate. They will later head to Windsor together to meet King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Princess Kate attended the ceremony wearing a Christian Dior jacket, a hat designed by Jess Collett, and the late Princess Diana's earrings. She also wore Queen Elizabeth's pearl necklace.
The Macron couple will participate in an official parade in front of Windsor Castle with the Royal Family. This ceremony is known as a traditional protocol that was also practiced by Nicolas Sarkozy in the past.
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