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New York Post
26-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron's scandal-plagued relationship: From student-teacher affair to the shocking physical altercation
When video surfaced Monday morning of Brigitte Macron appearing to forcefully shove the face of her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, as they arrived in Vietnam, the shocking moment was just the latest in a relationship that has been fraught with scandal. The head of state was just 15 years old — the age of consent in France — in 1993 when he met Madame Brigitte Auziere, a 39-year-old high school teacher, at the Catholic Lycee La Providence in Amiens, where he was also a classmate of her eldest daughter, Laurence. 'At 15, Macron had the maturity of a 25-year-old,' his ex-sports teacher Daniel Leleu, previously said, according to Bloomberg. Advertisement 'He preferred to spend his time talking with the teachers rather than his classmates.' 9 French President Emmanuel Macron could be seen being shoved in the face by his wife Brigitte before they exited the plane in Vietnam. 9 Emmanuel Macron, then believed to be 15, kissing his teacher, Brigitte Trogneux Auziere, then 24 years his senior and a married mother of three children. France 3 Advertisement 9 An undated photo of Brigitte Macron believed to have been taken when she was a teacher at the future president's high school in Amiens, France. France 3 Brigitte's family found out about the affair in the summer of 1994 after they caught the two of them sunbathing around the pool at the home of the teacher's aging parents, according to a biography of France's first lady called 'Brigitte Macron: An Unfettered Woman' by Maelle Brun. The relationship between the straight-A student and his literature and drama teacher caused an uproar. Locals sent anonymous letters to the headquarters of the storied chocolate and macaron factory run by Brigitte's family denouncing the affair. Neighbors, friends and foes also spit on the doors of the future First Lady of France, according to Brun. Advertisement 'From one day to the next, her friends with whom she was planning a vacation, refused to speak to her,' she writes. Emmanuel later mentioned the early romance when he said: 'We spoke about everything. And I discovered we had always known one another', the Daily Mail reports. 9 Emmanuel Macron (top row, fourth from right) as a student. France 3 At the time, Brigitte was married to banker Andre-Louis Auziere, with whom she shared three children. Advertisement Auziere took the news of his wife's infatuation with the teenager 'like a slap in the face,' according to Bruns. Their subsequent divorce dragged out for a decade. During that time, Emmanuel eventually left Amiens to spend his last year at a prestigious Paris high school in Paris, but distance didn't dampen the passion he and Brigitte had for each other. 'My head was in a mess,' Brigitte revealed in a rare interview, given to the outlet Paris Match. 'I told myself that he would fall in love with someone his [own] age. It didn't happen.' Emmanuel went on university to study politics and international affairs, and the two continued seeing each other. 'Every Friday after our Spanish lesson, he would run to the train station and jump on the train,' said Gaspard Gantzer, who attended university with Macron in Strasbourg. The couple eventually married in the autumn of 2007, the year Brigitte's divorce was finally finalized. He was 29. She was 54. 9 Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron share a laugh on their wedding day October 20, 2007 France 3 Advertisement The wedding took place at city hall in the beach-front town of Le Touquet, the same place where Brigitte had married her first husband in 1974 and where her family owned a weekend home. Brigitte wore a short white dress. Her three children attended as well as other family members and Emmanuel's own parents. 'Each and every one of you is a witness to these last 13 years,' said Macron in a toast to his bride and new family. 'And you have accepted us. You have made us what we are today … I want to thank you for loving us the way we are, and I want to thank Brigitte's children because this has not been easy for them.' After the wedding, the couple focussed on Emmanuel's burgeoning political career. Brigitte would eventually quit her job as a teacher to work as her husband's main consultant when he became finance minister in the government of Francois Hollande in 2014. 9 Macron, then economy minister, and his wife Brigitte as they arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France in 2015. AP Advertisement 9 Then French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, right, and his wife Brigitte arrive at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris to attend a state dinner on March 10, 2016. AP She remained by his side as he ran for president, and weathered blistering attacks in the French media, including allegations that Emmanuel was using her as a front to cover up a homosexual relationship with the head of Radio France. Although the couple put on a brave show in public, and Emmanuel vigorously denied the allegations, in private Brigitte was very upset about the rumors, reports Brun. As one of her friends told the author, 'This is a woman who has already endured a great deal of pain.' In 2017, at age 39, Emmanuel was elected the President of France, becoming the country's youngest leader ever. Advertisement 9 Macron reacts after delivering a speech at a meeting in Pau, southwestern France, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 ahead of the two-round presidential election. AP That same year, in an interview with Elle France, Brigitte addressed the couple's age difference. 'There are times in your life where you need to make vital choices,' she told the outlet. 'Of course, we have breakfast together, me and my wrinkles, him with his youth, but it's like that.' In recent months, the French president has been embroiled in both political and personal turmoil. Advertisement 9 US President Donald Trump, Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron, and first lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn at the White House, on April 23, 2018, in Washington, DC. Getty Images In December, his government collapsed and France was plunged into chaos following a vote of no confidence in the center-right Minister Michel Barnier. Earlier this month, the Elysée Palace was forced to deny false claims that he took cocaine onto a train destined for Kyiv for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. On Monday, the same day as the altercation between the couple, France's Court of Auditors issued a warning that France's social security spending was 'out of control' and that a long-fearing liquidity crisis in the near future was growing closer. Meanwhile, in a statement Emmanuel tried to downplay the incident with Brigitte, saying he was 'squabbling and, rather, joking' with his wife, adding, 'Everyone needs to calm down.'
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Brexit deal ‘couldn't have gone better' say French fishermen
French fishermen said they 'couldn't have hoped for better' after Sir Keir Starmer surrendered a 12-year deal on fish to the EU. The Prime Minister gave up access to British waters as part of his reset deal with Brussels, which was unveiled alongside EU chiefs in London on Monday. He made the major concession in a 'fish for food' deal to secure a trade-boosting veterinary agreement with the EU, after being ambushed in late-night talks. 'We couldn't have hoped for better,' said Olivier Lepretre, the president of the Hauts-de-France regional fisheries committee. 'We are very satisfied, and relieved,' he told the France3 television channel: 'This changes a lot of things. If we no longer had access to British waters, we would have suffered a significant loss of revenue.' He added: 'We had a completely blocked horizon and this agreement gives us visibility.' Credit: Reuters The original post-Brexit fishing deal offered the EU five years of access to UK waters. It expires next year. But France, and others, made agreeing a replacement a condition for the Swiss-style veterinary deal and UK-EU defence pact in the reset agreement. As late as Sunday, the UK was insisting any fish deal would have to last four years but that trebled in last-minute negotiations to land the agreement under pressure from Emmanuel Macron. 'This is excellent news for our fishermen,' said Agnes Pannier-Runacher, the French minister for ecological transition, the sea and fisheries. Other European fishermen also reacted with joy and praised Paris and Brussels for their tough negotiations. Spain has 40 vessels fishing in British waters, which are also fished by Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Ivan Lopez van der Veen, the vice-chairman of Spain's Cepesca fishing confederation, said: 'This was the best deal we could get. 'We had no expectation of increasing our quotas. For the sector, I think it is the best possible outcome. It allows for stability and to reinvigorate the fleet.' He said: 'We would have liked it to be a permanent agreement but 12 years is a good basis for joint management of those waters, as we have always done.' Mr López van der Veen added: 'I cheer for all members that pushed for a deal. We have 27 states and they are all playing for the EU.' Svend-Erik Andersen, the chairman of the Danish fisheries association, said: 'We are pleased that the highest level in the EU recognises that fishing is an important industry for all of Europe.' Sir Keir claimed that the deal was good for British fishermen because it offered them long-term stability and did not increase European catch quotas. Steve Reed, the Environment Secretary, also insisted that fishermen had lost 'absolutely nothing' in the EU deal. Alistair Carmichael, a Liberal Democrat MP and chairman of the rural affairs committee, told Mr Reed that the fisheries often 'get traded off against something else'. In response, Mr Reed said: 'I do want to really emphasise this point, because you said fishing was traded out in this deal. It wasn't. 'They've lost absolutely nothing, and they've gained things, particularly access that we did not have before.' But Elspeth Macdonald, the chief executive of the Scottish fishermen's federation, said: 'This deal is a horror show for Scottish fishermen, far worse than Boris Johnson's botched Brexit agreement.' The veterinary deal will remove post-Brexit border checks and red tape in exchange for the UK agreeing to align with EU laws on plant and animal health rules. That will benefit British exports, including fish. More than 70 per cent of the fish caught by British boats is sold to the EU. EU bans on exports of live British shellfish imposed after Brexit will also be lifted. Dimitri Rogoff, the president of the regional committee for maritime fisheries and marine farming of Normandy, said: 'In Normandy, we're very sensitive to the issue of scallops, it's an extremely important fishery for us. 'We know that British products are fished on the French side, and that these products are sent to the French market at very low prices, which brings prices down a little. So in the end we're competing with our British friends on a product.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Daily Record
19-05-2025
- Daily Record
Restaurant owner admits he 'chopped up and cooked man's body with a butcher's knife'
Philippe Schneider, 69, will stand trial this week for allegedly killing Georges Meichler in 2023, with the accused murderer admitting to cooking some of his remains in a bowl at his home A restaurateur is due to face trial this week for the gruesome act of "chopping up and cooking" a man with a butcher's knife, before dispersing his remains throughout France. Philippe Schneider, 69, alongside Nathalie Caboubassy, 43, stand accused of the murder of Georges Meichler in 2023. His daughter's missing person report instigated a police probe. Following his arrest, Schneider recounted to the authorities how he and Caboubassy were burgling Meichler's secluded woodland abode when they knocked him down, resulting in his death. To prevent the discovery of the body, they dismembered the corpse and concealed the parts in the vicinity. It is alleged that Schneider subsequently cooked portions of the remains in a bowl at his residence as part of a purported "religious ceremony." France3 reports that Schneider's solicitor, Luc Abratkiewicz, commented: "They cut up the body, they cooked it in a mess tin, and then they burned the rest. It's crude, but that's how it is.", reports the Mirror. "Of course, there's the horror of imagining the body was cut up, cooked, burned, but then you have a burglary that goes wrong, a body you don't know what to do with, and this completely crazy idea of wanting to get rid of it. "It's mainly about explaining the act, the motive, which is trivial, a few thousand euros, and then you sink into the horror. "Philippe Schneider acknowledges his full responsibility and all the facts he is accused of. Philippe Schneider's version is that at the time he lived a life of alcohol, drugs, and then this completely crazy idea of going to burgle his neighbour. He gags him. It goes badly, he dies. "He made a serious mistake. And afterward, he continued to sink into absurdity and horror, because, indeed, the fact of having cut up this corpse is going to cost them dearly." Schneider and his partner Nathalie Caboubassy, 43, resided in Camarès. They had previously travelled and worked for high-end restaurants before they opened a pizzeria in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance prior to the Covid outbreak.
Daily Mail
04-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Heartbroken friends pay tribute to Brit woman, 65, found stabbed to death 'in frenzied attack' outside her Dordogne home as police launch manhunt
Heartbroken friends have paid tribute to a British woman who was stabbed to death in a 'frenzied attack' outside her French home as cops hunt her killer. The body of Karen Carter, a 65-year-old married mother of four, was found outside a property she ran in the village of Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, on Tuesday evening. An investigating source said she was found 'covered in stab wounds', with desperate efforts now underway to identify and find the attacker. They said Ms Carter suffered a 'frenzied attack' following a night out at a local café-bar with a male friend. 'A man called the emergency services after finding her covered in stab wounds. Five deep injuries pointed to ferocious violence and a desire to kill,' said the source. Her friend tried to administer first aid at the scene, French media reported. According to the Bergerac prosecutor's office, the victim suffered multiple wounds to her chest, groin, arm, and leg. The murder weapon has not yet been found. When medics arrived, they found Ms Carter 'in cardio-respiratory arrest' and, despite attempts to revive her, she died at the scene. Residents of the small rural commune were in 'total shock' from the incident. The victim was 'a delightful, energetic person who got on with everybody,' one resident said. 'Nobody can understand how this could have happened in a peaceful place like this. We are all keeping our doors locked. It is deeply worrying.' Sylvie Martins-Guedes, the Bergerac prosecutor, confirmed that a criminal enquiry had been opened, and that local gendarmes were investigating. She said that 'a search has been launched to identify and arrest the perpetrator,' and that possible motives included robbery. In a statement released on Thursday, Ms Martins-Guedes, added that emergency workers had responded to a call at 10.17pm on Tuesday, finding a woman in cardiorespiratory arrest. 'She had been discovered by a friend with whom she had been in a relationship for several weeks,' she said. 'They had spent the evening together in Tremolat with friends and then returned to the victim's home, whom she said had arrived only about ten minutes before her. 'He discovered her collapsed and unconscious near her vehicle with bleeding wounds, and he immediately called emergency services, administering first aid himself.' She confirmed that Ms Carter was the British national killed, and said that pending investigation, 'no hypothesis is being favoured'. The 'friend' was not named by the prosecutor. Ms Carter had been married to Alan Carter, also 65, who at one point worked for the London Stock Exchange. The couple were both educated at Rhodes University, South Africa, and, according to the France 3 news outlet, Ms Carter was British. She was the owner and manager of two guest houses in Trémolat, and both were frequently used by guests from the UK. A message written by Ms Carter read: 'We would love to welcome you to visit our beautiful cottage in the Dordogne Valley, France. 'Take time out of your crazy schedule and relax into the wonderful slow lifestyle of the French community.' The property is called Les Chouettes [The Owls] and it is described as 'a lovely old renovated farmhouse and barn', sleeping 14 in total. Sud Ouest (South West) the French regional newspaper described Ms Carter as a 'British national' and 'an active participant in Trémolat life.' Ms Carter at one stage ran a lifestyle blog for women over 50 called La Vie est Belle (Life is Beautiful). She was also a leading player in the Queens of Football (Reines du Foot) team, which in early April completed a tour of South Africa. The victim was one of 18 football players who left for South Africa to participate in the Grandma's World Cup, after training between Calès and Trémolat. 'Everyone is in shock, it's horrible,' her distraught teammates told Francebleu. Known to play in a number 12 jersey, the British national was a substitute left midfielder during the competition in South Africa. The club paid tribute to Ms Carter, writing on Facebook: 'We are immensely saddened by the sudden passing of Karen, our friend and Queen of Football, who leaves a great void in our hearts. 'All our thoughts go out to her loved ones.' A Trémolat resident said on Wednesday: 'Everyone is in total shock – Ms Carter was a delightful, energetic person who got on with everybody. 'We saw emergency vehicles in the village, and then lots of police cars, and then the area around her house was cordoned off,' said the source, who asked to remain anonymous 'for security reasons.' She added: 'Nobody can understand how this could have happened in a peaceful place like this. We are all keeping our doors locked – it is deeply worrying.' A sign was placed on the front of the local café to inform residents that the Wednesday concert evening and Thursday quiz were cancelled 'due to death'. An investigation has been opened against an unknown person for the count of voluntary homicide. 'All avenues of investigation are being explored,' the prosecutor said. The Dordogne is an area of France that is hugely popular with British tourists, second home owners and expat pensioners. In February, British couple Andrew and Dawn Searle, who previously lived in East Lothian in Scotland, were found dead at their home in the south west village of Les Peques, north of Toulouse. Ms Searle's body was found in the garden with severe wounds to her head, while her husband's body was found hanging inside. The prosecutor in charge of the case has since said there was no evidence that another person was involved in their deaths, and that murder-suicide was the likely cause.
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Daily Mail
French cops fear Brit mother-of-four found stabbed to death outside her Dordogne home may have been robbery victim as they hunt killer
French police fear the British woman who was stabbed to death in a 'frenzied attack' outside her home may have been the victim of a robbery. Karen Carter, a 65-year-old mother of four, was found outside her property in the village of Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, after returning from a night out on Tuesday. She was discovered by a friend, who had been out with her earlier that evening, who arrived on the scene ten minutes later and found her collapsed and unconscious. Sylvie Martins-Guedes, the Bergerac prosecutor, said Ms Carter had been in a relationship with the friend who found her for several weeks. An investigating source said she was found 'covered in stab wounds', suffering multiple wounds to her chest, groin, arm, and leg. 'A man called the emergency services after finding her covered in stab wounds. Five deep injuries pointed to ferocious violence and a desire to kill,' said the source. Police are still trying to understand the motive, and have launched a manhunt for the unidentified killer. A murder weapon has also not been found. The prosecutor said that, pending investigation, 'no hypothesis is being favoured'. Neighbours left in 'total shock' from the tragedy paid tribute to 'a delightful, energetic person who got on with everybody'. 'Nobody can understand how this could have happened in a peaceful place like this,' one resident said. 'We are all keeping our doors locked. It is deeply worrying.' 'We saw emergency vehicles in the village, and then lots of police cars, and then the area around her house was cordoned off,' one resident said, who asked to remain anonymous 'for security reasons'. Ms Carter was identified today as the mother-of-four tragically killed in Tuesday's attack. She had been married to Alan Carter, also 65, who at one point worked for the London Stock Exchange. The couple were both educated at Rhodes University, South Africa, and, according to the France 3 news outlet, Ms Carter was British. Living in the rural commune of Trémolat, she owned and managed two guest houses, frequently used by guests from the UK. She also ran a lifestyle blog for women over 50 called La Vie est Belle (Life is Beautiful). On the evening of her death, Ms Carter had been out at a local café-bar with a male friend, whom prosecutors said she had been seeing. 'They had spent the evening together in Tremolat with friends and then returned to the victim's home, whom, he said, had arrived only about ten minutes before him,' Ms Martins-Guedes said. She suffered the 'frenzied attack' after returning home, and was found by her friend, who tried to administer first aid at the scene, French media reported. Medics responded to a call at 10.17pm and arrived to find Ms Carter 'in cardio-respiratory arrest'. Despite attempts to revive her, she died at the scene. Ms Martins-Guedes, the prosecutor, confirmed that a criminal enquiry had been opened, and that local gendarmes were investigating. She said that 'a search has been launched to identify and arrest the perpetrator,' and that possible motives included robbery. She shared on Thursday that Ms Carter 'had been discovered by a friend'. 'They had spent the evening together in Tremolat with friends and then returned to the victim's home, whom she said had arrived only about ten minutes before her. 'He discovered her collapsed and unconscious near her vehicle with bleeding wounds, and he immediately called emergency services, administering first aid himself.' She confirmed that Ms Carter was the British national killed, and said that pending investigation, 'no hypothesis is being favoured'. The 'friend' was not named by the prosecutor. A friend found the 65-year-old woman lying near her vehicle with five deep wounds caused by a blunt object at her home in the village of Tremolat in the Dordogne on Tuesday evening As news emerged of her tragic death, her Reines du Foot football team paid tribute in a post on Facebook. 'We are immensely saddened by the sudden passing of Karen, our friend and Queen of Football, who leaves a great void in our hearts. 'All our thoughts go out to her loved ones.' Ms Carter was a leading player in the Queens of Football (Reines du Foot) team, which in early April completed a tour of South Africa. The victim was one of 18 football players who left for South Africa to participate in the Grandma's World Cup, after training between Calès and Trémolat. 'Everyone is in shock, it's horrible,' her distraught teammates told Francebleu. Known to play in a number 12 jersey, the British national was a substitute left midfielder during the competition in South Africa. In Trémolat, she owned and let out two guest houses. A message written by Ms Carter read: 'We would love to welcome you to visit our beautiful cottage in the Dordogne Valley, France. 'Take time out of your crazy schedule and relax into the wonderful slow lifestyle of the French community.' The property is called Les Chouettes [The Owls] and it is described as 'a lovely old renovated farmhouse and barn', sleeping 14 in total. A sign was placed on the front of the local café to inform residents that the Wednesday concert evening and Thursday quiz were cancelled 'due to death'. The Dordogne is an area of France that is hugely popular with British tourists, second home owners and expat pensioners. In February, British couple Andrew and Dawn Searle, who previously lived in East Lothian in Scotland, were found dead at their home in the south west village of Les Peques, north of Toulouse. Ms Searle's body was found in the garden with severe wounds to her head, while her husband's body was found hanging inside. The prosecutor in charge of the case has since said there was no evidence that another person was involved in their deaths, and that murder-suicide was the likely cause.
