Fashion statement? Trying to look cool and unintimidated by Donald Trump? Hiding a hangover?
Speculation abounded, by apparently there is a more prosaic reason - an eye condition.
Macron has been pictured wearing shades several times over the past week, including at indoor events and meetings, and has explained that he has a "mild eye condition".
He opened a meeting on Monday by saying: "Apologies for the shades, but I have to wear them for a while", adding that he had a "mild eye condition".
French media have reported that it is a burst blood vessel in one eye.
It's not the first time that Macron's fashion choices have caused comment - despite him rarely straying from the French male politician's 'uniform' of dark suit, white shirt and plain tie.
In 2022 he was photographed wearing a hoodie, sparking speculation that he was trying to copy Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, while in 2024 photos published by his official photographer of him in a boxing gym also created something of a frenzy.
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