The British monarchy has been criticised for living in the past after Queen Camilla and Brigitte Macron were caught up in a nasty exchange.

6/6 Thursday, during a commemorative event for the Royal Corps of British Troops at the British Normandy Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of the British Ministry of Defence and D-Day, Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, broke the traditional royal protocol as she tried to hold the hand of Queen Camilla.

The pair, both dressed in immaculate white, ended up laying a ceremonial wreath at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer when the First Lady of France reached out to Camilla's hand. At one point, Macron looked down to make sure she was actually touching Camilla or that Camilla was close enough to recognize the gesture.

However, the Queen kept her arms by her side and appeared to be away from the First Lady. In the end, Macron gave up creating a touching moment between 2 and similarly rested her arms by her side.

The two then stood side by side in silence facing the memorial wall before returning to their husbands, King Charles and President Macron.

A video of the uneasy exchange was captured by the Daily Mail and posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, online about the outdated rules of the royal family

"Move to the 21st century for God!""One X user posted.

"The First Lady of France is not bound by the protocols of the British royal Family, just as the Americans are not," another commented, "She reached out to Camilla's hand at a moment of meaningful ritual."

"Camilla should have held her hand warmly and taken the opportunity to bring the royal family into the 21st century," one person posted.

"Brigitte Macron was reaching out as the wife of the head of state of France, in a gesture of solidarity between France and Britain," another said.

According to the Royal website, "There is no obligatory code of conduct when meeting the Queen or members of the Royal Family, but many people use traditional forms."

The Royal family website states that men should "lower their necks from their heads" and women should "do little courtesy" if they observe more traditional forms of behaviour when meeting members of the monarchy."Others simply prefer to wave their hands in the usual way," the website continues, that is, it is not particularly inappropriate for someone to reach out to a member of the royal family without prompting.

Perhaps what makes Queen Camilla's reaction more puzzling is the decision of King Charles to hug President Macron when he meets at the Normandy Memorial in England. The king also kissed Brigitte Macron's hand when they met.