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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte first met when he was 15, and she was a teacher at his secondary school in Amiens.
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Segolene Le Stradic
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PARIS – The relationship of President Emmanuel Macron of France and his wife Brigitte has long been subjected to intense scrutiny. Now, 10 people accused of online harassment of the first lady are on trial in Paris, charged with spreading false claims about their marriage and her gender.
Mrs Macron, 72, filed a complaint in 2024 after messages and photos spread on social media suggesting that she was a transgender woman who was born a man called Jean-Michel Trogneux, the name of her older brother.
