To wish Sir Keir and his wife would not hold hands when working

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They've arrived in Washington DC on official business clutching hands like the Macrons, the Obamas and the Sussexes.

AiBU to find it a bit cringey?

And before anyone asks, yes I do have bigger things to worry about but I fancy a chat.

On the rare occasions I have taken any notice of how leaders and their spouses conduct themselves on joint appearances I have seen that most of them do hold hands. Just out of interest did Melania hold Trump's hand when they did appearances as President and First Lady ?, I always get the impression that she loathes him. She was nowhere to be seen during his recent court troubles and even when he was in office she seemed to be doing things under duress.

I was just saying today that they should do a remake of this with Grant Shapps and Penny Mardaunt, pootling around the Home Counties solving crimes with their faithful shaggy mutt Bojo.

Oh FFS, can we stop pretending this is a Cinderella rags to riches story.

I quite liked it when Trump tried to hold Melania’s had and she slapped it away. 😆

Made me laugh

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She slapped it away. There are multiple occasions on video.

It looks ridiculous at their age. Harry and Meghan were the only royals holding hands during the late queen's funeral etc.

If Victoria Starmer is still employed by the NHS I hope she's not getting extra paid leave because of being PM's wife.

It seems that half the posters on this thread live in a cupboard. These international leaders’ events always include spouses and almost all of them hold hands when walking from A to B. How can so many of you not seen this before?

I'm sure they're told to do it. Like leaders are told to take their tie off and roll up their sleeves. But I still like it. Like seeing love in the world.

My parents held hands into their 90s. It looked delightful and moving, not ridiculous. Love is never ridiculous.

It isn't 'seeing love' though. It's playing to who they imagine their audience to be.

I find it a bit irritating because I think it’s overdone at this point. It’s like the photo ops where politicians have rolled their shirtsleeves up to show they are getting stuck in and down to business and are hard at work. Or have a hard hat on.
But it kind of makes me laugh because it makes me think of the aliens in the Simpsons who take over the bodies of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole and then confuse everyone by walking around holding hands all the time.
Speaking of which, I’ve never assumed anything about a politician’s marriage based on how they present themselves in public because of the Clintons.

I don't understand why it's cringy? It's not like they're colleagues, they're husband and wife. Married people hold hands sometimes.

is se still going to be a nurse?

Not at work they don't. It just looks silly. They aren't teens on a date.

What's the age at which one should stop holding hands with their spouse in public, then? Just for reference.

True but also so very british! Who is to say what is over vs under?

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I agree.

It looks ridiculous at their age. Harry and Meghan were the only royals holding hands during the late queen's funeral etc.

Zara and Mike Tindall were holding hands too.

I thought this was a thread about political figures?

That is really lovely. What a great memory for you.

Yeah, it was nice. Married 65 years and still holding hands can’t be bad.

I agree with you. It just looks weird and unprofessional to me. if being PM is a profession. Not losing sleep about it though.

Ah, ageism. How lovely.