But that is exactly what happened in Manchester on Tuesday.

For Mrs Herzog, the wife of Israeli president Isaac Herzog, was in the city to attend a Magen David Adom event at Heaton Park Synagogue.

Chip, a Christian pro-Israeli and philosemite, was among the audience and spoke to Mrs Herzog outside the shul afterwards.

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