The First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, revealed that she postponed the wedding with him Emmanuel, so as not to “ruin” her children’s lives. In a rare personal interview, 70-year-old Brigitte Macron told Paris Match magazine that she delayed marrying her husband, 45-year-old Emmanuel Macron, for ten years in order not to upset her children, who are around the same age. age with the French president

Macron was 15 years old when he fell in love with the then-married Brigitte Ozier, 25 years his senior. She was the drama teacher at Providence Catholic School in Amiens, northern France, and her daughter, Laurence, was a classmate of the French president.

Their romance “bloomed” and caused a scandal in the province. Macron’s parents then sent him to Paris to attend another school, but his desire to be with his teacher continued to exist deep within him. She tried to convince herself that Emmanuel would forget her, that he would fall in love with someone his own age, but that didn’t happen…

Brigitte Macron quit her job but said the “only obstacles” were her children as she didn’t want to “ruin their lives”.

“This lasted ten years. You can imagine what they were hearing. But I didn’t want to lose my life». Her son is three years older than Macron and her daughters, now aged 46 and 39.

She also added that she doesn’t know what her parents would think of her marrying her former student, but noted that her siblings sometimes joked about the gossip surrounding her relationship with Macron. She eventually married Macron in 2007.

Despite already being married for 16 years, Brigitte Macron said her husband still manages to surprise her with his impressive memory and intelligence.

“I had many brilliant students and none of them had their own abilities. I always admired him“, he said characteristically.

The couple enjoy a quiet life together at the Elysee Palace once the president returns home around 10 or 11 at night, with Brigitte cooking him breakfast and sometimes dinner.

Brigitte Macron and Emmanuel

She says she’s used to the criticism that now comes with public office and accepts comments about things like her clothes. Sometimes with my mouth open…

In her place she meets many foreign leaders and in a recent interview she praised the king and queen, who visited Paris in September. Brigitte Macron admits she was apprehensive at first, but those worries were put to rest when Camilla greeted her with a kiss on the cheek.

He praised Charles’ humor and the royal couple’s delicacy and told how he met Charles and Camilla for a private aperitif at the Elysee Palace, calling it “a wonderful moment”.