French President Emmanuel Macron was left awkwardly hanging today after his wife, Brigitte, blatantly ignored his outstretched hand while disembarking their plane in West London.
The incident occurred as the French couple was greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales on behalf of King Charles III. Macron reached out to help his wife down the stairs, but she brushed him off and grabbed the handrail instead — leaving him to drop his hand and shuffle into an uncomfortable greeting with Princess Kate.
🚨🇫🇷📹 Drama Unfolding: Macron’s wife REJECTS his hand upon arrival in London
Weeks after shoving him in the face right before cameras… pic.twitter.com/zsErZfEhFh
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) July 8, 2025
“Slap or Squabble?” Round Two
This isn’t the first public embarrassment. In May, Brigitte shoved her husband’s face with both hands on the tarmac in Vietnam — a moment caught on camera that sparked headlines in France. Macron brushed it off as “horseplay,” but it was widely mocked, with Le Parisien asking: “Slap or squabble?”
Today, Brigitte was later seen scrolling through her phone in the car, ignoring her husband —