Looking at the beautiful and otherwise radiant Brigitte Macron, you probably wouldn't guess that she had to go through something terrible at an early age. The second ring on her finger is proof of that.
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Two wedding rings
Next to the high-profile wedding ring that Emmanuel Macron put on her finger in 2007, glitters a ring worn by France's First Lady in memory of her sister, Bunte reports.
In a 2017 interview with French magazine Elle, Brigitte Macron reportedly talked about her family and the trigger for the second ring. She told that she was 'the youngest of six siblings' and further:
My older sister was killed in a car accident, together with her husband (...). I was eight years old. She is with me every day of my life.
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Tragic background of the second ring
The sister who lost her life in the accident was pregnant on top of it. Unfortunately, her unborn child did not survive either. The second ring on Brigitte Macron's hand once belonged to her sister. President Macron's wife looks back sadly on the time with her own children. According to Bunte, she is said to have said:
I know I hurt my children, and that is what I blame myself for the most. But I could not help it.
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Her sister is always with her
In the meantime, Brigitte Macron is already the grandmother of seven grandchildren. Meanwhile, France's president maintains a good relationship with his wife's children; Emmanuel Macron does not have any children of his own. However, the age difference does not bother Brigitte Macron, she would otherwise have missed her life if she had decided otherwise against Emmanuel Macron.
France's First Lady wears the second ring to 'preserve maternal memories of her sister', according to AmoMama. If this is not a sad and at the same time beautiful reason!
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This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag DE.
Sources used:
Bunte: 'Das tragische Schicksal ihrer Schwester'
AmoMama: 'Emmanuel Macron porte deux alliances : Brigitte Macron a raconté leur histoire'
