Embarrassed twice: Macron tries to kiss hands of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, her daughter
A video captured the moment when Macron tried to kiss the hand of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands during their meeting ahead of the NATO summit in Hague on June 24.
However, Queen Maxima embarrassed him, but with "elegance" and refused by continuing to shake hands harder and lowering their hands down to avoid his mouth before they join a dinner with NATO country leaders at the 'Huis ten Bosch' Royal Palace in the Netherlands.
According to social media users, the video, which is currently going viral on various platforms, was taken on June 24 during the Dutch royal family's reception of the NATO presidents and leaders.
Not only that, she was the only one to reject Macron's kiss, but when the French president also wanted to kiss the hand of the daughter of the king of the Netherlands, she also gently refused it, like her mother.
In the video, Macron was embarrassed twice when he first tried to kiss the hand of Queen Maxima and then when he also tried to kiss the hand of her daughter, Crown Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, and they both refused.
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ALBAWABA - Following his face slap in front of the cameras at the hands of his wife, French President Emmanuel Macron has once again fallen into the trap and got embarrassed again during the 2025 Hague summit in the Netherlands. Also Read What did Macron tell Meloni? Italian PM's reaction goes viral A video captured the moment when Macron tried to kiss the hand of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands during their meeting ahead of the NATO summit in Hague on June 24. However, Queen Maxima embarrassed him, but with "elegance" and refused by continuing to shake hands harder and lowering their hands down to avoid his mouth before they join a dinner with NATO country leaders at the 'Huis ten Bosch' Royal Palace in the Netherlands. According to social media users, the video, which is currently going viral on various platforms, was taken on June 24 during the Dutch royal family's reception of the NATO presidents and leaders. Not only that, she was the only one to reject Macron's kiss, but when the French president also wanted to kiss the hand of the daughter of the king of the Netherlands, she also gently refused it, like her mother. In the video, Macron was embarrassed twice when he first tried to kiss the hand of Queen Maxima and then when he also tried to kiss the hand of her daughter, Crown Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, and they both refused.
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