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(Front row LtoR) First Lady of France Brigitte Macron, First Lady of Turkey Emine Gulbaran Erdogan, First Lady of the US Melania Trump, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Stoltenberg's partner Ingrid Schulerud, Partner of Bulgaria's President Desislava Radeva, partner of Charles Michel Amelie Derbaudrenghien, (back row, LtoR) First Gentleman of Luxembourg Gauthier Destenay, partner of Slovenia's Prime Minister Mojca Stropnik and First Lady of Iceland Thora Margret Baldvinsdottir pose for a family photo before a diner of the First Ladies and Queen at the Royal castle in Laken/Laeken, on May 25, 2017, in Brussels. / AFP PHOTO
Gauthier Destenay, who is married to Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, appeared alongside First Lady of Turkey Emine Gulbaran Erdogan, First Lady of the US Melania Trump, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, partner of Slovenia's Prime Minister Mojca Stropnik and First Lady of Iceland Thora Margret Baldvinsdottir, in a photo taken at this week’s NATO summit.
Xavier Bettel and Gauthier Destenay at their wedding (AFP/ John Thys/Getty Images)
Bettel who is the only gay leader currently in power and Destenay entered a civil partnership in 2010 and married in 2015 just two months after Luxembourg introduced same-sex marriage.
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