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| Brigitte Macron will have public role despite row over first lady status | Brigitte Macron will have public role despite row over first lady status |
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| Brigitte Macron has said she will have a clear role at the Élysée Palace despite public opposition to her taking the official title of France’s first lady. | Brigitte Macron has said she will have a clear role at the Élysée Palace despite public opposition to her taking the official title of France’s first lady. |
| In her first interview since her husband Emmanuel was elected president in May, she also said she could not understand the fuss over their relationship and the 25-year age gap. | In her first interview since her husband Emmanuel was elected president in May, she also said she could not understand the fuss over their relationship and the 25-year age gap. |
| Her comments came after the president, whose popularity has plummeted, abandoned plans to create an official title for his wife after public disapproval. | Her comments came after the president, whose popularity has plummeted, abandoned plans to create an official title for his wife after public disapproval. |
| During his campaign, Emmanuel Macron had pledged to create an “official first lady status”. But after his arrival at the Élysée, a petition opposing such a move received 314,000 signatures. | During his campaign, Emmanuel Macron had pledged to create an “official first lady status”. But after his arrival at the Élysée, a petition opposing such a move received 314,000 signatures. |
| Presidential advisers have said a “communication” regarding her status will be released soon. | Presidential advisers have said a “communication” regarding her status will be released soon. |
| In an interview with French Elle magazine, Brigitte Macron said her role would be “determined not by a law but by a transparency charter” informing the French public of the number of staff assigned to her and the cost. | In an interview with French Elle magazine, Brigitte Macron said her role would be “determined not by a law but by a transparency charter” informing the French public of the number of staff assigned to her and the cost. |
| “What’s important is that everything is very clear. As with my predecessors, I will have a public role, but from now on the French will know what means have been put at my disposition,” she said. | “What’s important is that everything is very clear. As with my predecessors, I will have a public role, but from now on the French will know what means have been put at my disposition,” she said. |
| “My meetings and engagements will be published on the Élysée site so the French know exactly what I’m doing.” | “My meetings and engagements will be published on the Élysée site so the French know exactly what I’m doing.” |
| Presidential aides have said Brigitte Macron, a former schoolteacher, is likely to concentrate on “education and disability” issues. | Presidential aides have said Brigitte Macron, a former schoolteacher, is likely to concentrate on “education and disability” issues. |
| Asked if she was surprised to find herself in the Élysée, Brigitte Macron replied: “I’m so used to extraordinary things happening with Emmanuel that I wonder what the next adventure will be. And it’s been like that for 20 years,” she said. | Asked if she was surprised to find herself in the Élysée, Brigitte Macron replied: “I’m so used to extraordinary things happening with Emmanuel that I wonder what the next adventure will be. And it’s been like that for 20 years,” she said. |
| However, she added that French media reports that the couple had been triumphant after the first round of the election on 23 April, which sent Macron into a second round runoff with the Front National leader Marine Le Pen, were false. | However, she added that French media reports that the couple had been triumphant after the first round of the election on 23 April, which sent Macron into a second round runoff with the Front National leader Marine Le Pen, were false. |
| “Many people believed we thought we had won after the first round. Wrong. We never thought that.” | “Many people believed we thought we had won after the first round. Wrong. We never thought that.” |
| The full interview will be published by Elle on Friday. Brigitte Macron reportedly reveals that the couple like to joke: “Emmanuel’s only fault is that he’s younger than me. When I read things about [us], I have the impression I’m reading someone else’s story. | The full interview will be published by Elle on Friday. Brigitte Macron reportedly reveals that the couple like to joke: “Emmanuel’s only fault is that he’s younger than me. When I read things about [us], I have the impression I’m reading someone else’s story. |
| “Our story is simple … of course, when we’re having breakfast together, there’s me with my wrinkles; he with his freshness, but that’s the way it is. If I hadn’t made the choice to be with him, I’d have been missing out on life.” | “Our story is simple … of course, when we’re having breakfast together, there’s me with my wrinkles; he with his freshness, but that’s the way it is. If I hadn’t made the choice to be with him, I’d have been missing out on life.” |
| The Macrons are holidaying at a private villa in Marseille. | The Macrons are holidaying at a private villa in Marseille. |
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