Camilla snubs Brigitte Macron at D-Day Anniversary, rejecting her gesture of warmth

[TallerSally]

Well, isn't this a funny one.

Foreign heads of state are under no obligation to respect protocols of foreign royalty, particularly in their own country.

Seems Camilla didn't get the memo:

"Queen Camilla, 76, and Brigitte, 71, had an awkward moment on June 6 during a service marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, France. As seen in a video shared to X by the Daily Mail, French President Emmanuel Macron's wife tried to hold the royal's hand after they laid wreaths at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer. However, Queen Camilla didn't reciprocate, keeping her arm at her side. After briefly grasping the royal's hand, Brigitte stepped to the side and folded her arms in front of her.
Proper etiquette around interacting with the British royals has long been a highly discussed subject. The royal family's website, which has yet to be updated in full following the death of Queen Elizabeth in September 2022, states, "There are no obligatory codes of behavior when meeting The Queen or a member of the royal family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms."

Funnily enough, Charles himself didn't follow royal protocol:

"Proving that there are no hard and fast rules around how to say hello, King Charles, 75, greeted President Macron with a hug at the British Normandy Memorial and kissed his wife's hand."

I guess Camilla's more royal than the royals themselves?

https://people.com/queen-camilla-brigitte-macron-awkward-moment-royal-avoids-holding-hands-d-day-anniversary-event-france-8659266

Get a life.

This is from People magazine? Figures.
This is why it's important to use trustworthy news sources.

What's a 'gesture of warmth'?

I don't go around holding hands with people I barely know at work events. Do you?

X2!

The People ? Hmm - mouthpiece for the Sussexes .
And people complain about the Daily Mail ……….

Even funnier, earlier in the day Macron had squeezed Camilla's hand and she put her hand on his shoulder.

WTF???

X3

For goodness sake

This is ALL over the news, folks, wake up!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/06/watch-brigitte-macron-awkward-moment-with-the-queen/

Sounds like something and nothing,

Funnier yet is you scrutinising the gestures of heads of state and their spouses.

Tbh I'm with Camilla. If someone I didn't know and was merely a work contact, tried to hold my hand I wouldn't entertain it.

Trying to hold the hand of an acquaintance is quite odd

re Camilla: Just because someone tries to hold hand with you doesn't mean you have to hold their hand.
re Charles: If you want to hug someone or kiss their hand and they are ok with that, fine.
I'm too lazy to do the surfing but someone else will be able to say how few times Camilla has met les Macrons. So she might not feel like she knows them much. She might also (reasonably) see them as colleagues. Would you link hands with a colleague at an emotionally charged work event?

I agree. It's a solemn event. Why go around holding hands like teenagers who want the world to know they're best friends? These women barely know each other but even if they were close, holding hands would be inappropriate in this context.

And this is the most relevant part of the D-Day Commemoration for you, is it @TallerSally

How embarrassing you are.

Camilla and Brigitte have met each other many times before. They both seem like intelligent, sensible women.
Why slag them off? It's nothing.

I'm with the Queen on this, holding hands is a super-weird gesture, especially in public. Nobody should feel forced to reciprocate an unwanted physical gesture.

She was perfectly polite about it though, as you'd expect.

This is a very significant commemoration, the last major one many of the participants will be able to attend.
It has been dignified, moving and the stories of resilience, courage and determination have been humbling.
You see it as an opportunity for pointless criticism of Camilla?

I hold my husband's hand and my children's hands, and maybe the hands of other small children I'm looking after and that is it.

The weirdness is Mm Macron wanting to hold QC's hand - and the people making a big deal about QC preferring not to.

What does X2 mean?

I think it's just people agreeing with you, i.e. what you said times two.

Is this all you've taken from the last 24 hours? Seriously?

Exactly . A commemoration of a major event , remembering the brave men who gave their lives for their country and all the OP can come up with is criticism of Camilla not wanting to hold the hand of another adult woman .,

There is plenty of other footage showing the Queen and Mrs Macron chatting away together. There is no 'snub', just a different way of doing things. Stop trying to make an international incident out of the square root of bugger all.