Late Queen's brilliant slap down to Macron and older wife revealed in new Boris book
Boris Johnson reveals what the late Queen Elizabeth really thought about Emmanuel Macron's marriage with Brigitte Macron.
Boris Johnson meets with Emmanuel Macron at G7 summit
Queen Elizabeth made a sharp comment regarding French President Emmanuel Macron's marriage to Brigitte Macron, Boris Johnson has claimed.
The Former Prime Minister opened up about the discussions he had with Mr Macron during 2021's G7 summit in Cornwall regarding the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, in his new memoir, Unleashed, to be released on October 10.
He also spoke about how after the summit's row with the French President, he discussed Mr Macron with the late monarch, during an engagement at the Eden project on June 11.
Mr Johnson wrote: "She had met all the leaders and their wives at a splendid dinner, on the first evening, in the Eden Project.
"She observed that there seemed to be an interesting age gap between M. and Mme Macron.
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"‘Yes’, I said, ‘he married his teacher.”
"‘Well, said the Queen, ‘she didn’t teach him much history.”
The political row erupted after France shut down any chances of renegotiation regarding the NI protocol and reportedly said that Northern Ireland was not part of the UK.
The comment sparked political fury with then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab saying the remark was "offensive".
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Boris Johnson Unleashed tells the story of his route to becoming Britain’s prime minister including a landmark career as a journalist, two terms as London’s mayor, leading the Vote Leave Brexit campaign and acting as foreign secretary.
Though the memoir is officially on sale on October 10, 2024, it is currently available for pre-order on Amazon right now - and for a cut of the price.
Retailing for £30 full price, right now you can get the book for 50% off.
Mr Johnson said after the bilateral talks: "Of course, we make the point continuously we are part of one great, indivisible United Kingdom."
But Macron retaliated and claimed that he "never took the liberty to question the sovereignty, the territorial integrity of the United Kingdom".
