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As Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte settle into the Elysee Palace, their unconventional partnership stands as a symbol of the changes the new president is … There was no question, ever, of the pupil-teacher relationship exceeding any limits set down by French law, which defines the age of sexual consent as 18 in cases where one person has authority over the other.But Brigitte has subsequently admitted: “Little by little, I was won over by his intelligence. President Emmanuel Macron with his wife, Brigitte Trogneux who is 25 years his senior Credit: Getty Images He first fell for his now wife Brigitte … Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium.
“If I'm elected - no, sorry, when we are elected - she will be there, with a role and a place.”Brigitte – who gave up teaching in 2015 to support her husband, then the French economy minister - has already been credited with bringing out a more extrovert side to the former Rothschild investment banker.She has also had the foresight to warn those around her that they would “hear true and false remarks” about her husband. {{#sender.isSelf}} Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post These cookies do not store any personal information.Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Please
Brigitte!”It was to any English observer who knew the back story, a charming reminder that if he wins the final round in a fortnight’s time, Mr Macron will continue the fine French presidential tradition of having a love life to boggle and amuse stolid Anglo-Saxon minds.Aged 64, Ms Macron is a grandmother-of-seven and 25 years her fresh-faced 39-year-old husband’s senior. to your comment.
I still haven’t measured all its depths.”There was an electricity between them, long walks along the canals.It was, by the accounts given in the French magazines, a love that had to conquer all. Even better, perhaps, they met when he was 15 and she was his married, private school teacher - with a daughter of the same age, in the same class.It is said that Brigitte’s family, the Trogneux, respected chocolatiers in the northern French town of Amiens – (coincidentally now specialising in macarons) – did not immediately approve of the relationship with Mr Macron.At one point, according to a local journalist with a long memory, the love affair created a “pure scandal”.Impressive, by English standards, but it has to be said that the rather less racy reality – as presented by the Macrons and those close to them – is perhaps far too monogamous, and probably a little too So far, Macron would struggle to beat even the Elysée’s current occupant, The resulting end of his relationship with official partner And yet the French nicknamed him Monsieur Normal – probably fairly, because Hollande’s reputation as a ladies man is nothing compared to that of (Giscard D’Estaing’s poll ratings soared, possibly because female as well as male voters warmed to the chivalry of a French president who would give his mistress a lift home.) You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies try again, the name must be unique Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This is the dramatic story behind the other ring of the First Lady. Emmanuel Macron is 25 years younger than his wife Brigitte, a mother-of-three and grandmother-of-seven Despite being nicknamed 'Monsieur Normal' Francois Hollande enlivened French politics by having an affair with actress Julie GayetFrancois Mitterand had a daughter with Anne Pingeot in 1974 - a fact he kept secret until 1994She admires his 'rare intelligence' and 'extraordinary humanity'. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. He let her sit in on some meetings when he was a minister How Brigitte met Emmanuel Macron – when she was his (married) teacher – and what the French will make of itEmail already exists. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts try again, the name must be uniquePlease In October 2007, 21 months after she divorced the banker André Louis Auzière, the 54-year-old Brigitte and the 29-year-old Macron married in the upmarket town … We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Indeed, if the one that Brigitte Macron wears in the left ring finger is a gift from Emmanuel Macron to signify their union and their love in the eyes of all, this is not the case of the second. Please Please Since then, she wears her sister’s wedding ring on her and says she Dancing Plastic Surgery Doctor Who Posted Rap Videos in Operating Room Loses Medical LicenseThese Russian Missiles are the Worst Nightmare of the US Military. The monogamous relationship between Mr Macron and a wife 25 years his senior might seem staid by the standards of some unfaithful French presidentsThey walked hand-in-hand into the victory rally, embraced and kissed on stage: Then he turned, smiled at her and thanked the most steadfast supporter of them all, his wife Brigitte: “always there, and what’s more, without whom I wouldn’t be me.”The watching crowd chanted its approval. Last month Mr Macron confirmed that Brigitte would not – and had not – played a mere, passive supportive ‘wife of the candidate’ role.