German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sit as they listen to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony with military honours on July 11, 2019 in the courtyard of the Chancellery in Berlin. TOBIAS SCHWARZ / AFP
Angela Merkel remained seated during national anthems at an official ceremony on Thursday, as the German chancellor apparently sought to prevent a repeat of uncontrollable shaking with a rare change of protocol.
With questions swirling about Merkel’s health after she suffered three episodes of shaking in public in less than a month, the veteran leader opted to play safe.
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