101-Year-Old Confuses Angela Merkel with Brigitte Macron
There was a touching moment at the First World War centenary commemorations, when a 101-year-old woman thought Chancellor Angela Merkel was French President Emmanuel Macron's wife, The Local reports.
The moment came as the heads of state were talking to members of the crowd during an emotional ceremony on the anniversary of the end of World War One.
After unveiling the plaque the two leaders began shaking hands and speaking with locals who had come to witness the event.
The 101-year-old woman, who had been watching the memorial, first enthusiastically grabbed Macron's hand. "Monsieur Macron! That is not possible! A little woman like me shaking hands with the President of the Republic. That's fantastic!" she said.
Then she greeted Chancellor Merkel by saying: "You are Madame Macron!"
"No, I am the Chancellor of Germany," Merkel, who was accompanied by an interpreter, explained to the senior citizen, initially in German.
But the woman still didn't seem to know who she was speaking to, so Merkel tried the same sentence again in French.
"Je suis la chancelière allemande," she said.
At this point it was still not clear whether the woman understood who Merkel is.
Macron then asked the woman to look to the cameras for a photo.
The woman said "C'est fantastique!", before Macron kissed her goodbye. She assured him that she would be at next year's commemoration.
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