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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Taylor

Macron’s 24-year age gap with his wife: How does it compare with other world leaders?

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Emmanuel Macron is 24 years younger than his wife, and the incoming French president is exasperated that people keep talking about it.

Discussing the assumptions and rumours about his relationship his wife, Brigitte, Macron told Le Parisian newspaper this week that "if I had been 20 years older than my wife, nobody would have thought for a single second that I couldn't be".

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