French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, are preparing to present evidence to a US court, including scientific and photographic proof, that the French First Lady is indeed a woman. The couple are submitting the documentation as part of a defamation lawsuit against conservative influencer and social media commentator Candace Owens.

Yes, you read that right. And no, this isn’t one of those rows about pronouns, transitioning or how or what the definition of a woman is.

"It is incredibly upsetting to think that you have to go and subject yourself to put this type of proof forward," he said.