The room had gone completely quiet. Emmanuel Macron was nearing the end of his speech at the Royal Palace of Madrid, glass in hand, moving easily between French and Spanish, when he delivered the line that would define the evening.

“This dinner is much more than a tribute to the art of living our countries share,” said Macron. “I raise a glass to His Majesty the King, to Her Majesty the Queen, and to Their Royal Highnesses, the Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía.”

It was a small gesture with a big payoff. Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, first and second in line to the Spanish throne, weren’t in the room, but with the inclusion, Macron…

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