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French guard collapses at Elysee Palace during official visit

A member of the French honour guard collapsed at the Elysee Palace in Paris during the arrival of Slovak President Peter Pellegrini.

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A member of the French honour guard collapsed during the arrival of Slovak President Peter Pellegrini at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Al Jazeera reported that French President Emmanuel Macron and palace staff rushed to assist the fallen guard before he was carried away. [1]

The incident occurred during an official visit by President Pellegrini to the French capital. Al Jazeera reported that palace personnel immediately responded to provide aid after the guard collapsed on the grounds. [1]

President Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron have also recently taken legal action abroad. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the couple filed a defamation lawsuit in a Tennessee federal court in the United States against conservative podcaster Candace Owens over false claims she made regarding Brigitte Macron. [5][9]

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In short

  • A French honour guard collapsed at the Elysee Palace during Slovak President Peter Pellegrini's arrival.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron and palace staff rushed to help the fallen guard.
  • The guard was carried away after collapsing at the palace in Paris.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]French guard collapses as Macron rushes to helpAl Jazeera, 14h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Macron condemns violent incidents as French students vow to keep up protest pressureReuters, 1d ago
  3. [3]French youth, yellow vests march as unions coordinate strikes with MacronWorld Socialist Web Site, 1d ago
  4. [4]Cambodia, France Space, defence, energy and airports: the French agreements to be signed with Cambodia during Macron visitIntelligence Online, 14h ago
  5. [5]Inside the lawsuit French President Macron and his wife filed against Candace OwensWZTV, 1d ago

Background

  1. [6]Slow Horses on Wikipedia
  2. [7]2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Iran rejects French allegations over supermarket fridge cyberattacks FTMQ News, 1d ago
  4. [9]Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron file new US lawsuit against Candace Owens FTMQ News, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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