his particular little habit when he misses Emmanuel Macron

To be the first lady of France is to agree to share your husband with millions of French men and women. Brigitte Macron has experienced it for the past five years and says she is ready to relive the experience. Emmanuel Macron’s wife is the one who pushes him to continue his commitments to France. Although she says she understands her husband’s obligations, she admits that she often misses him.

Brigitte Macron often accompanies the president on his travels, but sometimes she is forced to stay in Paris to meet her own obligations. During all these years, the first lady has found a parade to feign the presence of the president. Her little secret was revealed in the book Madame President, by Ava Djamshidi and Nathalie Schuck, published in 2019.

The two authors had devoted a biographical account to Brigitte Macron, in particular by evoking her role with the head of state. In the book they evoke the fusional relationship of the couple. We learn, for example, that when Emmanuel Macron is absent for a long time, Brigitte Macron perfumes herself with Eau sauvage by Christian Dior. This is Emmanuel Macron’s perfume. The smell reminds him of his half who accompanies him in thought.

Brigitte Macron, this normality that she is trying to save

Like everyone Brigitte Macron has her little quirks to maintain a link with the man she loves. In this tumult that the presidential function implies, Brigitte Macron tries to keep a semblance of normality. Especially with his loved ones. We know, for example, that she devotes all her Wednesday and Friday afternoons to her grandchildren.

Vis-à-vis her husband, when she does not defend him or does not accompany him, Brigitte Macron does everything to let him know that she is thinking of him. During her very first meeting during the electoral campaign, she made sure that, from the stage where he was speaking, Emmanuel Macron could see her, as well as his grandchildren throughout the political meeting.

Emmanuel Macron also has his little gestures towards his wife. During the in-between rounds, he had done everything to spend an intimate moment with his wife on the occasion of his birthday. Despite an impossible schedule, he invited Brigitte Macron to their favorite brasserie, The rotundato celebrate the 69 years of his half.