…Researched and contributed by Solomon Thomas.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte Macron, was born on April 13, 1953, in Amiens, making her 70 years old.
She comes from a family of chocolatiers and is the youngest of six siblings.
After studying literature in Lille and Strasbourg, she became a French teacher in her hometown.
It was during this time that she met Emmanuel Macron, who was her student and 14 years her junior.
She retired from public service to fully support her husband in his political career.
French President Emmanuel Macron reignited the sovereignty debate in the EU during a recent speech at Sorbonne University in Paris.
He introduced the concept of sovereignty six years ago, but it is more commonly used in EU discussions as strategic autonomy.
The idea refers to the capacity to act independently and autonomously in crucial domains.
In a recent interview, he commented on Taiwan, cautioning the EU about becoming involved in a potential crisis and decreasing its reliance on the US.
Brigitte Macron began her career as a press officer at the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Chamber of Commerce in 1980.
Later, she passed the CAPES in classics and became a French and Latin teacher at the Lucie Berger College in Strasbourg until 1991.
She then became a teacher at the private Jesuit high school La Providence in Amiens, and later at the private Jesuit high school Sainte Luis de Gonzague in Paris.
After a long career in teaching, she left the National Education in September 2015.
Despite leaving her profession, her estimated net worth in 2023 is around $5 million.
Brigitte has had the status of “First Lady of France” since May 7, 2017, after Emmanuel Macron won the presidential election.
She serves as a “diplomatic guide,” although her role does not exist in any legislative text or constitution.
The couple met when Emmanuel was a student in Brigitte’s literature class at age 15.
After a long love affair and 24 years apart, they married in October 2007.
Before marrying Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte was married to banker André-Louis Auzière in 1974. The couple had three children together, and after 20 years of marriage, they separated when André-Louis learned about his wife’s affair with Emmanuel Macron.
In 2006, their divorce was finalized.
Five Eskom pylons collapsed in Hammanskraal, Tshwane, on April 10, 2023, along the R101 road.
This incident comes after seven pylons collapsed in the City of Tshwane on the N4 highway the previous night.
Power utility Eskom condemned the theft and vandalism of its electricity infrastructure.
Although electricity supply to customers was not affected, the integrity of the towers in Hammanskraal was damaged beyond repair.
Eskom plans to rebuild the infrastructure that collapsed, and further investigations are underway.
Brigitte Macron had a tragic childhood as she lost her sister Maryvonne Trogneux in a severe car accident at age eight.
She went to the private Lycée Sacré-Coeur in Amiens, where she was raised in a Catholic environment.
She later validated her master’s degree in literature and devoted herself to her final dissertation, “L’ amour Courtois.”