Honour Guard Collapses, Sabre Clattering, as Macron Welcomes Slovak President at the Elysee
A member of the French Republican Guard's honour guard collapsed on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 11, his sabre clattering to the ground, as President Emmanuel Macron waited to welcome Slovak President Peter Pellegrini on an official visit. Reuters footage showed Macron and palace staff rushing to the fallen guard, who was then carried away by colleagues. After a brief pause, the welcome ceremony resumed and Macron greeted Pellegrini before the two leaders entered the palace.
Some reports said two members of the guard fainted around the ceremony. French authorities gave no cause for the collapse and no update on the guard's condition.
Pellegrini was in France for an official visit and to attend the ninth Paris Peace Forum. His talks with Macron were set to cover stronger strategic cooperation, EU enlargement, Ukraine, European energy security and regional cooperation during Slovakia's presidency of the Visegrad Group.
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：巴黎爱丽舍宫正门。照片：Wolfgang Moroder 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The main entrance of the Elysee Palace in Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
