Macron’s birthday celebration in lavish palace draws ire in France

Emmanuel Macron, who has been already dubbed “the President of the Rich” for his lavish high-class lifestyle, once again angered his critics in France who this time slammed his royal birthday celebration.


France’s youngest head of state since Napoleon is to turn 40 on December 21. Macron decided to celebrate his birthday this weekend in the Renaissance style Château de Chambord in France's Loire Valley, once the stomping ground of French royalty. The immense chateau, which boasts a nearly 500-hectare estate, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a popular tourist attraction, located some 150 kilometers southwest of Paris.

The posh gala dinner, which included some of 15 Macron’s relatives and friends, took place in one of the palace’s 440 rooms on Friday evening.
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 18/12/17