Felipe VI and Letizia of Spain received, in the Hall of Columns of the Royal Palace of Madrid, on the occasion of a gala dinner, the various member delegations of NATO.
Heads of state and government, like Joe Biden accompanied by his wife Jill all dressed in white, Pedro Sanchez, Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau... played the game of photo shoots and salutes at the royal couple of Spain.
Emmanuel Macron was no exception and did it in his own way… a bit
old school
but controlled.
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In video, the kiss-hand of Emmanuel Macron to Letizia of Spain
After vigorously shaking hands with Felipe VI, Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife Brigitte Macron, advanced towards Letizia of Spain, seizing her hand and leaning towards it for a traditional kiss on the hand, carried out in the rules of art, that is, by bowing and barely touching the back of the outstretched hand.
The approach seemed to surprise the main concerned a little.
The American president confined himself to a handshake.
The 32nd NATO Summit Gala Dinner
In images, in pictures
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Once the couple and group photo shoots were done, all the guests were invited to leave the Salle des halberdiers to join the dinner organized as a prelude to the NATO summit.
This year, the event gathers at the Ifema exhibition center in Madrid, on Wednesday June 29 and Thursday June 30, to mark the 40th anniversary of Spain's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Alongside the 30 allied countries, four Asia-Pacific countries (Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea) have been invited, four other member countries of the European Union, as well as the heads of the European Commission and of the European Council.