Havana, Cuba —
Raúl Castro was being feted by the French, walking up a red carpet to a government palace in Paris during a state visit in 2016 when irate photographers began to yell in the direction of the then-Cuban president.
“Please! Bodyguard!” the photographers shouted at the Cuban official who was on Castro’s heels and spoiling their shot.
Then-French President François Hollande waved away the Cuban bodyguard trailing the two leaders and the moment became fodder for the country’s late-night comedians. Such a public gaffe might have been a career-ender for any other security official – except the bodyguard in question was also a Castro.
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