The man whose marriage ended when the future French President Emmanuel Macron had an affair with his wife died nine months ago – with no announcement until today. André-Louis Auzière, a 69-year-old retired banker, ended his days in ‘the strictest privacy’ last December, according to one of the children he had with Brigitte Macron, who … Read more
French First Lady Brigitte Macron cuts a sombre figure in black as she dons a mask to attend the funeral of singer Juliette Gréco in Paris Brigitte Macron, 67, attended funeral of French singer Juliette Gréco in Paris French public paid last homage to the singer at St-Germain-des-Prés church Gréco, a celebrated chanteuse, died aged … Read more
Lockdown part deux: Paris shuts bars at 10pm starting tonight, restricts gatherings to ten people and makes masks compulsory outside in attempt to push down coronavirus cases Emmanuel Macron’s government has taken strict new measures to slow spread Bars, gyms and public gatherings will all be impacted by the new regulations France yesterday recorded 14,412 … Read more
A well-known French father and son duo who both dated singer Carla Bruni before she married French President Nicholas Sarkozy have fallen out in a bitter public dispute over an autobiographical novel that sheds light on their private family life. Parisian publisher and author Jean-Paul Enthoven, 71, has publicly disowned his son, philosopher and TV … Read more
French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 67, reveals she felt ‘helpless and scared’ after she gave birth to her first child aged 21 in a rare new interview Brigitte Macron, 67, opened up about giving birth for the first time aged 21 In 1975, she gave birth to her first son Sebastien a year after her … Read more
Harvey Weinstein ‘to be stripped of CBE’: Disgraced film producer, 68, is expected to lose the honour this week after his conviction for rape Weinstein, 68, was sentenced to 23 years in prison by a US court earlier this year He is expected to lose CBE when Honours Forfeiture Committee meets on Friday String of actresses … Read more
Al-Qaeda threatens Charlie Hebdo with another massacre after French magazine republished cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Said & Cherif Kouachi killed 12 people at Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris in 2015 Slayings were a response to publishing of cartoons of the prophet Mohammed Al-Qaeda today warned the magazine would be mistaken if they thought the … Read more
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is at the centre of a bitter racism row after he questioned if it was acceptable to call people monkeys. The 65-year-old conservative had initially caused outrage on the ‘Daily’ TV discussion programme when he said the word N***** should be allowed. He was particularly upset when appearing on the … Read more
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, his wife Carla Bruni and their daughter Giulia attended the wedding of their mayor friend on Saturday as France suffered a record number of new daily coronavirus infections. A group of over a hundred people gathered outside the town hall for more than half an hour, and applauded the ex-President and … Read more
Facebook said on Saturday that it would block a terminally ill Frenchman from livestreaming his death on the social media platform. The platform’s announcement followed Alain Cocq saying that he would livestream his death in protest after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthanasia in a right-to-die case. Earlier, the man announced that he will … Read more