It is no longer a rumour that Emmanuel Macron is going to be the next president of France.The French President-elect Emmanuel Macron becomes not only France's youngest-ever president but also a president who has shocked the world by marrying a wife who is 24 years older than him.
The French President-elect met Brigitte Trogneux a chocolate maker heiress and former French school teacher at a private school in Amiens. The two developed a close relationship and stayed in touch after Macron left, eventually marrying in 2007.
The 39-year old that Emmanuel Macron who married a 64-year-old wife did that when his wife who was his class teacher had a daughter who was his classmate. Everybody including his parents thought this teacher's daughter was his girlfriend but to their rude shock they were wrong Macron had fallen in love with his teacher and not her daughter whom they were the same age.
According to Marcon, he fell in love with his class teacher when he was 15 years old. He then promised her to marry her at age 17 and by then Brigitte was 42 years old.His promise materialised in 2007 with now Marcon age 30 and his wife 55 years old.
His lovely wife has three adult kids Brigitte’s daughter, Tiphaine, and sons Sébastien and Laurence and seven grandchildren.Her first child is two years older than her husband while her second child, the former classmate is the same age as him.
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In addition, he always refers to his wife as his intellectual soulmate and confidante. He says he will govern more effectively if he is happy — and that means having Brigitte at his side. During the campaign, Mr. Macron denied rumours that he was gay.
Meanwhile, the President-elect is going to be sworn-in next month (June) as the President of France six months to his 40th birthday.