French President Emmanuel Macron's recent awkwardness with his wife Brigitte, caught on film as the couple prepared to disembark on arrival for an official tour of Vietnam, is no entirely new phenomenon.
Embarkation as well as disembarkation have both seen world leaders embroiled in moments that have been captured on film for posterity, sparking irony and satire, and capturing their embarrassment for posterity. Here are some of the most noted examples:
