G7 partners survive small talk at ultimate office awayday | Helen Pidd

Some summit spouses must have trust issues - why else would they turn up?

It could be said that anyone who voluntarily attends their partner's office party is either a masochist or has trust issues. So, why, then, do the spouses of world leaders feel obliged to turn up to global summits?

Ordinarily, it appears that their only duty is to make small talk with their fellow spare parts while their other halves chew over the big issues of the day. At the G7 meeting in Cornwall this weekend, the Wags and Habs were also required to admire Boris Johnson's latest child when he was rolled out before their beachfront BBQ.