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Maria Carolina de Bourbon-Two Sicilies speaks publicly for the first time about her relationship with Jordan Bardella
The 23-year-old gave an interview to Le Figaro Magazine in which she discussed her relationship with the National Rally leader and their very different backgrounds. She also referred to the moment Marine Le Pen confirmed she would run in the 2027 presidential election.
Maria Carolina de Bourbon-Two Sicilies has spoken publicly for the first time about her relationship with Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, in an interview with Le Figaro Magazine later cited by France Info.
According to Le Figaro Magazine, the 23-year-old described herself as very talkative and said she had prepared her answers ahead of the meeting. The magazine also portrayed her as someone used from an early age to moving frequently because of her parents’ commitments and business activities.
In the interview, Maria Carolina de Bourbon-Two Sicilies said that she and Bardella come from very different worlds, according to France Info. She also looked back on July 7, when she was in Paris and felt it was important to be there after Marine Le Pen decided to run in the 2027 presidential election, a move that ended hopes of a Bardella candidacy.
According to France Info, she said Bardella reacted the next day by deciding to keep going with the aim of putting France back on track, with the prospect of possibly becoming prime minister. She also said she had met Marine Le Pen a few weeks earlier and admired her strength.
France Info also recalled that the couple had already drawn media attention in recent months. In early June, Bardella was photographed with her in the official stands at the Monaco Grand Prix, amid controversy over his absence from a march paying tribute to Lyhanna, the 11-year-old girl whose death shocked the country. Two months earlier, the outlet added, Paris Match had published photos of the two in Corsica in what was presented as a portrait of an unusual couple.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
