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The president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, attends the gala dinner of the G7 summit, invited by the president of the French Republic. Emmanuel Macron is only the host of his peers, but his diplomatic and media prominence is of such caliber that he has made the appointment his summit.

Dinner is celebrated at L'Hotel du Palais, built in 1855 by Emperor Napoleon III for his Andalusian wife, Eugenia de Montijo de Guzmán, who longed for Spain. She inherited and sold what was then called Villa Eugénie to a Paris bank that transformed it into a hotel-casino. A fire destroyed it in 1903. Two years later it was rebuilt respecting the E-shaped plant (from Eugenia).

It is the only five stars of the Atlantic coast of France and when the summit ends there are free rooms ... From 626 euros per night.

Sánchez and his wife Begoña Gómez landed at Biarritz airport after seven in the afternoon. The acting head of government tweeted in Spanish and English: "Already in Biarritz to participate in the dinner of leaders of # G7. An opportunity to address the great challenges facing international society , such as the fight against inequality or climate change and the defense of international free trade based on rules. # G7Biarritz ".

Sanchez arrived at the hotel palace before the French president and his wife Brigitte were at the door to formally receive the attendees. Therefore, the photo of the two couples was taken inside the hotel. It is not important. The important thing is to be.

And Pedro Sánchez was in the official photo of the summit that was taken shortly afterwards with the majestic background of the Atlantic sky and the Biarritz lighthouse. A photo in which there were 24 leaders ... because in addition to the leaders of the seven most developed economies of the Western world (read liberal or democratic) in this forum there are always guests.

The president of the World Bank, David Malpass , and the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk , are invited to say permanent. Idem the heads of organizations such as the World Bank and the OECD. Then the occasional ones. Macron has associated four African nations and four other countries: Australia, Chile, South Africa and India . And so on until 24, with Sánchez.

The leaders posed alone, first. And then with the consorts. Only Melania's red dress rivaled that of Begoña Gómez , black with flowers. It is not my personal judgment but the comment of several colleagues in the press room who praised her without knowing who she was.

Sanchez had dinner between Boris Johnson and the president of the World Bank . Surely they discussed the essential issues of the summit. Too bad Moncloa spoke during the previous 48 hours of bilateral meetings with both. All informants knew there was no time, nor was it time for more formal meetings.

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