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

I do love Brigitte Macron's hair, though... 👩

Camila has boundaries and a view of what is appropriate whilst laying a wreath at a war memorial - SHOCKER! Hold the front page! The veterans' stories are nothing on this glorious news. PEOPLE, you have outshone your record of newsworthy content yet again. Pulitzer Prize for you!

Get a life! Who cares?

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

'wake up!' ? 😄

If someone tried to hold my hand while I was at work I would have thought they're a right freak.

Indeed. Wake up to what? The Queen following etiquette? The Queen having boundaries? The Queen having an idea in her head of what is appropriate behaviour when laying a wreath at a war memorial? That Mrs Macron is the one who should be judged for poor behaviour? That People Magazine, a once respectable publication, has turned into a turd of a gossip rag?

😳

😍@CoffeeCantata

For all we know, Camilla could have something unpleasant on her hand thst she didn't want to transfer over. Snot, blood, etc.

Wake up ladies! Stop looking dowdy!

"Or did we all get confused, and Camilla's the one being treated for cancer?"

What a nasty throwaway comment @TallerSally .

It's the kind of thing you would expect from a SS person.

Are they? Is there a Camilla Squad who attack others who don't support her? Who travel in packs to events to show their support? I think you've mixed things up a bit? Does Camilla pay people to flood social media with shite?

Serious barrel scraping today.

It's because of the wedding today and the official events this week. It's the clarion call to distract from those .

For goodness' sake.
In this situation, surely it was appropriate to lay a wreath (preferably in one motion rather than twiddling it round for a while), stand, maybe incline your head, then retreat and turn to bow your head in respect.
Not to wander over to another wreath layer, paw at their hands, then prove yourself incapable of taking a couple of steps backwards.

Manners????

OP, if the story was that Sunak/ Starmer had done what Camilla did, many posters would see the point you're trying to make.

Why the fuck would two men hold hands after laying a wreath? Name me two men who hold hands at public events who aren't in a relationship which each other?

Ha, that would be me too 😆

I actually saw this on tv as it happened. It didnt look like a snub to me but a bit of confusion as to what was happening next. The wreath was laid and Camilla didnt seem to know what was happening next and made a move to step back, Madame Macron then tried to hold Camillas hand but Camilla was walking backwards momentarily so they missed each others hands.

When they both stood facing the wreaths Madame Macron sort of held Camillas hand but then they both let go and stood silently reflecting.

I didnt see any snubbing or grabbing or bad manners, just 2 ladies who were unsure of what they were doing next or were meant to stand and bad timing.

I mean she doesn't have any. Madame Macron

I think she’s fine. It was just an awkward moment being blow out of proportion. Hate to see the SS pit two more women against each other.

BemusedAmerican · Today 11:55
😍@CoffeeCantata

For all we know, Camilla could have something unpleasant on her hand thst she didn't want to transfer over. Snot, blood, etc.

Or a bit of used chewing gum!!1😂

AliceOlive · Today 14:03
I think she’s fine. It was just an awkward moment being blow out of proportion. Hate to see the SS pit two more women against each other.

Yes - shocking misogynistic and ageist spite on here today from some SS.

To the duty shift on here today: Iiyou want to join in a spite-fest of eye-watering horror, please remove yourselves to Celebitchy. The anti-British, anti-monarchist, anti-older woman, anti-non-pretty woman stuff on there today (on this topic, which of course they LOVE) is something to behold. I think you'll find your tribe!

What a sewer that site is! Mind you, what nearly blew my head off with amazement reading the comments on there wasn't the fire-spitting hatred but the fact that some of those people mentioned that THEY GO TO CHURCH! 😧

My God - church must have changed from what I remember!

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

All I've seen in the news is initial coverage and now hooha about Sunak coming back early and possible initially not planned to attend at all - so basically basic respectful D-day coverage/focus and election news.

Maybe Camilla didn't want to hold the hand of a grown woman who chased a school boy across the country when his parents tried to protect him from her?

Ooh - one more thing. This reminds me of a story told by the wife of the composer Vaughan Williams.

She was at a premiere of his Serenade to Music, sitting in the front row of the concert hall next to the wife of the person who'd commissioned the piece. This lady, who didn't know how long the piece was, grasped Mrs V-W's hand in both hers warmly and earnestly. Unfortunately the music lasts about 20-25 mins, and they both had to endure an excruciating, buttock-clenchingly embarrassing time because neither of them wanted to offend the other by removing their hand!

Fuck Camilla for being so rude, and fuck her for not realising that there's a huge history of holding hands at these events to demonstrate international solidarity and friendship (e;g; Mitterrand and Kohl[. And honestly, saying I don't hold hands at work events is just daft. Your work event isn't the 80th anniversary of the DDay landings.