French President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte appeared to push his face away as they arrived in Vietnam. An official in his office says they were just "decompressing."

"It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh," an Élysée Palace official said.

French President Emmanuel Macron played down an apparent spat with his wife Brigette which was captured in a viral video.