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Another day, another glorious reaffirmation of national stereotypes. Yesterday, it concerned that timeless source of debate between the French and the British – the nature of manliness.

Now, if the French have always thought of us British chaps as a bit stand-offish, formal, even downright incompetent in our dealings with the fairer sex, well then they will have simply crossed their arms, shrugged and murmured “C’est vrai” after yesterday.

This was a tale of two kisses. And, with Gordon Brown flying the flag for the Great
British smacker, well, the result was always going to be a repeat of Wednesday night’s football match.After a Windsor breakfast and farewells to the Queen and Prince Philip, President Sarkozy and his supremely photogenic wife set off for Downing Street.

The pomp was over. All that flummery has never been much to Mr Brown’s liking. Now, it was summit time and he was in charge.