French President Macron publicly snubbed by wife Brigitte less than two months after shoving scuffle
The French president, 47, and his first lady, 72, arrived in the UK Tuesday for a three-day state visit.
Cameras were rolling as they deplaned a jet at Royal Air Force Northolt in London, capturing Brigitte leaving her husband hanging as he held out his hand to help her walk down the plane's steps.
Emmanuel's suit-clad arm was extended for several moments, but the first lady appeared more focused on holding onto the railing.
She did, however, appear to eventually acknowledge her spouse's kind gesture, exchanging a few short words with him once she stepped down and offering him a nice smile.
Prince William was present for the arrival, and was seen shaking Emmanuel's hand shortly after.
The British royal was accompanied by his wife, Kate Middleton, for the greeting.
Reps for the French president could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Macrons' marriage has been under a microscope due to the shocking altercation they had in May. (Their relationship has also been heavily scrutinized due to their age difference, and because Emmanuel was just a teen when they first met.)
Earlier this year, Brigitte was caught on camera putting both of her hands on her husband's face and pushing him back, just moments after they landed in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, for a state visit.
Emmanuel brushed off the incident, however, claiming they were just 'squabbling and, rather, joking' with one another, adding, 'Everyone needs to calm down.'
'It was a moment when the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by joking around,' a source also claimed to the Agence France-Presse, a French international news agency headquartered in Paris.
'It's a moment of togetherness. No more was needed to feed the mills of the conspiracy theorists.'
A body language expert dismissed any excuse that the pair was just horsing around, though.
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