Emmanuel and Brigitte – the odd couple

A Macron marital spat or a jovial moment of horseplay?  An unguarded moment before exiting the French presidential plane in Vietnam invited a good many mischievous comments, when Brigitte appeared to strike Emmanuel in the face. She declined to take his hand on descending the stairs a minute later and his clenched fist and jaw hinted at a tense mood.  Their 24 year age gap has always attracted raised eyebrows, especially since she met him as a teacher and mother of three when he was 15