French First Lady and Colombian drums herald new Macron government


  • World
  • Thursday, 22 Jun 2017

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos (2nd L), his wife Maria Clemencia Rodriguez de Santos (L), French president Emmanuel Macron (C) and his wife Brigitte (R) pose with young musicians as they arrive for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - While President Emmanuel Macron prepared the lineup of France's new government on Wednesday, a Colombian musical ensemble played a cover version of the "Mission Impossible" movie theme tune in the yard of his Elysee Palace offices in central Paris.

First Lady Brigitte Macron, a former drama teacher, met a group of teenage students preparing to play at the presidential premises for France's annual music festival and told them of her piano-player husband's musical talents.

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