During his state visit to Sweden, the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron attended the gala dinner organized at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, accompanied by the First Lady.
A royal visit. The Macron couple visited Sweden and were welcomed by the royal family during the state visit which took place this Tuesday January 30 and Wednesday January 31.
During this trip, Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte were invited to a gala dinner organized by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, in their honor at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, on the evening of Tuesday January 30.
Photos from this evening were published on the Instagram account of the Royal House of Sweden…
But one of them provoked questions about the attitude of Brigitte Macron…
A lack of respect ?
In the photo we see Brigitte Macron reading while King Carl XVI Gustaf speaks from the podium.
The photo that surprised some Internet users. Instagram Capture – Kungahuset
The comments flooded in…
In addition to “While the kings gorge themselves, the farmers starve….. The monarchy in all its splendor” or “Waste of tax money…”, a comment attacks the First Lady: “Macron seems bored, as does his wife who is looking at the menu instead of listening to the King of Sweden. What a disaster…”. With answers: “Perhaps the king was explaining the menu?”
But a wiser comment gave the explanation: “She read the translation of the speech? Probably the king spoke in Swedish.”
The proof in pictures
Translation of the speech. Free Midday
In fact, the First Lady simply read the French translation of the king’s speech, delivered in Swedish, with each guest having a version in their own language.
The evil tongues have therefore been loosened for nothing.
This shows that a simple photo can represent several interpretations. To the wise…