Everybody knows french président Macron is married to a woman 25 years older than him. But do you know the untold story? Here it is.
Emmanuel Macron grew up in Amiens, a city 100 kilometers North of Paris. He was 15-years-old when he met this young teacher in high school. She taught French and theater. She was 39-years-old.
When they found out, Macron’s parents tried to break them up. They were in Amiens. They sent their son to study in Paris, where they believed he could study hard and not fall in love with his teachers.
So he went to an elite high school, on top of the Sainte-Geneviève hill, right behind the Panthéon. This high school is famous in all of France for sending pupils to the best colleges in France. The pupils are often very good at maths.
Macron was a bright pupil. He graduated from high school with honours in 1995 (he was 18). He went on to study politics in the best politics school in France, one that only takes <100 pupils every year (the ENA). He graduated from the ENA in 2004.
But what about the love story?
In 2006, his sweetheart divorced from her husband (they had three children) and Macron and she could marry in 2007. So in the end, the efforts to split them up failed. And their love story lives on.
Leave a Reply