Every summer it’s the same frenzy around the Fort de Brégançon. For the president’s vacation, the paparazzi come to take a picture of the head of state when he is not at work, and he bubbles with his wife in the sun.
The Pool of Discord
In August 2012, we remember for example that François Hollande had been photographed during his vacation “normal” with Valérie Trierweiler, with a packet of toilet paper rolls under her elbow. A year earlier, Carla Bruni had shown her pretty baby bump, in the same place, while she was expecting little Giulia with Nicolas Sarkozy.
As for the Macron couple, after the photos of Emmanuel Macron on a jet ski that caused a scandal, if there is one photo that Brigitte Macron would like to stop seeing, it is that of her body in a swimsuit.
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In June 2019, she explained to Marc-Olivier Fogiel during an exclusive interview for RTL: “When we go swimming, there are the paparazzi. Sometimes it’s good to put on a bathing suit, said the First Lady. But you can’t put on a bathing suit in front of everyone”.
Since July 29, the first lady has returned to Bormes-les-Mimosas, and she bathes in the swimming pool of the Fort, which was built in 2018, at her request. According the Obs“this pool, 1.20 meters deep and 10 meters long by 4, has caused a lot of talk because of its price: 34,000 euros”. This is the price of tranquility for Brigitte Macron, but also for her grandchildren, who spend part of the summer there, discreetly.
Big expense for a big saving
It is also somewhere a way of saving on the President of the Republic’s outings to the beach. As protocol dictates, security officers and divers are paid to accompany him to the sea, as a safety measure. An operation that could reach 60,000 euros, as reported by the media RCF, in its columns. It’s a win-win!
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