In a lighter moment during the Queen’s official period of mourning, the VIP and his wife Brigitte, who had earlier gone to see Her Majesty lie in state, decided to take a stroll in the Sunday London sunshine – and the social media loved it. The president mingled with those gathered in the streets around parliament. Dozens of people reacted on social media by posting photos or footage of France’s head of state out and about and others made mock posts mocking Mr Macron. The French leader had ditched his trademark blue suit for a more somber dark navy jacket, dark trousers and black trainers for the ride. Apparently he had decided to go “incognito” to gauge the mood of the British public. But as they walked through central London, flanked by aides and security guards, they were anything but ‘incognito’. “Possibly the least incognito person I’ve ever seen,” said several people on social media, including Alix Mortimer, who added: “As the saying goes, ‘as much talent in disguise as a giraffe in dark glasses trying to get at a golf club just for polar bears.’ Online video shows bystanders turning their heads to stare at the sequence, some recognizing the figures, some not. Image: The couple changed into sunglasses and trainers before paying their respects at the Queen’s coffin One person wrote on Twitter – under a picture showing the impeccably dressed leader, complete with designer sunglasses – considering a reasonably priced patisserie: “Juste un petit voyage incognito à Greggs” – “Just a little incognito trip to Greggs” ! To which someone replied: “Je voudrais un steak bake”. The image was quickly debunked as a fake. The French President and First Lady were due to join hundreds of other foreign dignitaries at a reception at Buckingham Palace on Sunday night, where they planned to present King Charles with a book of photographs celebrating the Queen’s historic ties and visits to France all these years. Click to subscribe to Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcasts
