Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron : their program for the holidays unveiled – Gala

Entertainment 23 December, 2017

Christmas

The year-end holidays fast approaching. And at the Elysée, Christmas is preparing while Emmanuel Macron was Friday, December 22 in Niamey, Niger, to visit the French military.

This Friday, the 22nd of December, Emmanuel Macron was in Niamey, Niger to celebrate a little early Christmas with the troops deployed in operation Barkhane. The president of the Republic shared a dinner with the soldiers present around a meal specially concocted by Guillaume Gomez, the chef of the Elysée palace. The head of the army was at the side of Florence Parly, minister for the Armed forces, as well as of president Mahamadou Issoufou. He gave a speech in tribute to these brave soldiers and dedicated. The meal even ended with a little surprise sent to Emmanuel Macron, who celebrated on December 21, its 40 years. The head of State has blown out its candles with a birthday cake decorated with blue-white-red.

Now back in France to celebrate the end of the year holidays with his wife Brigitte and his relatives, the president of the Republic should enjoy a few days rest in le Touquet. According to the information of Purepeople.com the presidential couple could also go in the Pyrenees for a family reunion. The opportunity for them to ski, since his grandparents lived in La Mongie, a ski resort.

As a reminder, Emmanuel Macron has already started the Christmas celebrations with a short stay alongside the First lady in the castle of Chambord. A romantic getaway has led to a great deal of controversy. But tired of the criticism, the president of the Republic was held to justify this trip : “I did as many French families who have to manage the beautiful-families (…) We celebrated Christmas before the hour, and I had chosen to do it a bit away from Paris, he entrusted to the AFP.

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