‘The other half’ of NATO – the image that features all first ladies went viral within hours

World News Nilgun Salim
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The picture that went viral within hours, was named by the international press ‘the other half from NATO’

In fact, the group photo is a relatively trivial photo that features the first ladies of the North Atlantic Alliance: Brigitte Macron, Emine Gulbaran Erdogan, Melania Trump, Queen Mathilda of Belgium, the wife of NATO’s Secretary General Ingrid Schulerud, the First Lady of Bulgaria Desislava Radeva, the wife of Belgium’s Prime Minister Amelie Derbaudrenghien, The First Lord of Luxembourg Gauthier Destenay, the partner of Slovenian Prime Minister Mojca Stropnik and Iceland’s First Lady Thora Margret Baldvinsdottir.

The memorable photo was taken a few minutes before the official dinner held at the Royal Castle from Laken.

However, the question is: ‘Why this particular photo became viral?’

We believe the huge cultural differences between the NATO countries are to ‘blame’.

While Recep Tayyip’s wife is wearing a veil and she appears super conservative, France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron is wearing a mini skirt.

Oh.. and yes! The picture is also the first image in NATO’s history, when ‘the other half’ includes a man.

The gentleman is Luxembourg premier’s husband.

Xavier Bettel and Gauthier Destenay tied the knot in 2015, shortly after the same-sex marriages in Luxembourg became legal.

Melania Trump is the one who caught most of the most attention, but there will also Brigitte Trogneux (Emmanuel Macron’s wife) who appeared in a very revealing dress signed by her favorite designer.