Macron calls Australian PM's wife 'delicious'
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French president Emmanuel Macron left his Australian audience wondering after he called Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's wife "delicious".
"Thank you and your delicious wife for your warm welcome, the perfect organisation of this trip," he said.
"Thanks to you and Lucy, thank you very much, Mr Prime Minister," he added.
Twitter confirmed the Faux Pas.
I think President Macron just described Lucy Turnbull as "delicious"
— Jamie Cummins (@jc_cummins) May 2, 2018
Lucy Turnbull aka Malcolm's "delicious wife", according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
— Sarah McPhee (@_SarahMcPhee) May 2, 2018
.@EmmanuelMacron calls @LucyTurnbullGSC “delicious”. I mean, you wouldn’t complain, would you. https://t.co/SvaPJjFLOc
— Caroline Marcus (@carolinemarcus) May 2, 2018
“Delicious wife” makes the official transcript from @TurnbullMalcolm office. pic.twitter.com/W3saTBIu1k
— Caroline Marcus (@carolinemarcus) May 2, 2018
Speculation, however, is rife that Macron was referring to the word délicieux, which can be used to describe a very tasty meal.
Macron is considered to have a strong command over the English language.