- Title: Breaking protocol - Moments in 2019 when politics got personal
- Date: 17th December 2019
- Summary: Then-British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Berlin on April 9 to seek support for a new Brexit delay, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel was nowhere to be seen to welcome her visitor. May walked inside and waited for Merkel in the lobby where the German Chancellor appeared to apologise for her delay before the two leaders stepped outside together to pose for cameras. BERLIN, GERMANY (FILE - APRIL 9, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** MOTORCADE CARRYING THEN-BRITISH PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY PULLING UP OUTSIDE CHANCELLERY VARIOUS OF MAY GETTING OUT OF CAR AND WALKING INTO CHANCELLERY ALONE MAY, SEEN THROUGH WINDOW, STANDING IN LOBBY WITH OFFICIALS, WAITING FOR GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL TO ARRIVE MERKEL ARRIVING, SHE AND MAY EMBRACE AND WALK OUTSIDE TO POSE FOR CAMERAS PHOTOGRAPHERS RUNNING BACK OUT AGAIN, MAY AND MERKEL ARRIVING ON RED CARPET VARIOUS OF MERKEL AND MAY SHAKING HANDS
- Embargoed: 31st December 2019 07:08
- Keywords: Donald trump G20 Johnson Merkel Putin Theresa May Trudeau embarassing moments leaders moment politicians best of 2019
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- Topics: Government/Politics
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