Although the protocols often seem “old-fashioned”, many people respect them. But obviously, President Macron allows himself some liberties with the Belgian royal family.
Indeed, during a meeting of the European Council, Emmanuel Macron exceeded protocol regarding his approach with King Philippe. The rule is that you cannot touch a crowned head. She even has the right of initiative to decide whether she shakes your hand or not.
Except that there, the French President distinguished himself from other heads of state by grabbing King Philippe. If in Belgium, this inappropriate gesture did not cause a scandal, in a country like the United Kingdom, the pill would have more difficulty being digested.
But this is not the first time that the French head of state has violated this type of protocol. Like last September, with the visit to Paris of the British royal couple. Macron could not help but touch Charles III several times, with a hand on the arm or on the back. “It’s one of the many techniques taught to gain the trust of an audience” commented sociologist and psychologist Philippe Breton for the occasion. “It is an instrumentalization of touch, of the natural emotional relationship.”
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