Emmanuel Macron pushed in face by wife - as his office plays down video of 'squabble

 

The French president's office sought to downplay the incident, which happened as he prepared to disembark from his plane after touching down in Vietnam.  

A video showing Emmanuel Macron being pushed in the face by his wife has been played down by the French president's office.

Brigitte Macron placed her hands on her husband's face as they prepared to exit their plane after touching down in Vietnam at the start of a South East Asia tour. 

President Macron is seen taking a step back before he recovers and waves to the cameras at the bottom of the aircraft stairs.

The pair then walk down the steps together.

The Elysee initially denied the authenticity of images of the interaction before eventually verifying they were real, French media reported.  

The clip has sparked suggestions of an argument between the pair but an Elysee official played down the moment.

A source close to the president told the Le Figaro newspaper the pair had "squabbled" but it was a "moment of closeness".

The Elysee official denied the video showed a row between the couple, who have been married since 2007.

"It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh," the official said.  

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