Speaking on Bastille Day, French President Francois Hollande has shrugged off the controversy surrounding his partner, Valerie Trierweiler.
After a military parade and a lunch for VIP guests, including wounded soldiers, Hollande gave a live television interview, reinstating the traditional July 14 presidential address abandoned by his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy.
He referred to the Twitter scandal involving Trierweiler, who caused a national storm a month ago after tweeting her support for an election rival of Segolene Royal - Hollande's former partner and the mother of his four children. Royal, 58, went on to lose her parliamentary seat and see her political ambitions reduced to tatters.
As Hollande's children voiced their displeasure at Trierweiler's comments, the scandal quickly became known as Dynasty-sur-Seine. And just as the spat seemed to be dying down, Hollande's eldest son - Thomas, 27, a lawyer - gave an interview suggesting he and his siblings wanted nothing more to do with Trierweiler.
The role of the President's partner has also been questioned after her decision to continue working as a journalist for Paris Match.