Accompanied

Don’t say it’s not an original question. I say so myself. It isn’t. Yet, it only occurred to me just now – for the first time.

Why do world leaders – by which I mean prime ministers, presidents, monarchs, even Angela Merkel though not Putin – have their assorted spouses in tow when on business? Cue photo shoot. In few other jobs would you expect to give up all else, trudge around the world in your spouse’s shadow and be under public scrutiny? Or would you?

You tell me.

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