Indomitable is the title of the book released by Boris Johnson on November 13. In this work, the former English Prime Minister looks back on his political career. On this occasion, he was the guest of C to you this Wednesday, November 19. The politician gave a long interview to Patrick Cohen and Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine, in perfect French.
Boris Johnson discussed all the subjects: Covid, Partygate, the Paris Olympics and even Queen Elizabeth II.
Emmanuel Macron not good enough in History?
When he was Prime Minister of England, Boris Johnson had weekly meetings with the English sovereign. Meetings that must remain secret. Questioned by the journalist and host of France 5, he mentioned the last time they saw each other, September 6, 2022, two days before his death.
A meeting which takes place when Boris Johnson resigns. “Suffering from bone cancer, she was already very weakened” comments Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine. “Shis soul and his spirit remained incredible,” he remembers.The greatest honor of being Prime Minister was having these meetings with Her Majesty, the Queen. She knew every President of the French Republic from Charles de Gaulle to Emmanuel Macron” he said.
“Was she making fun of Emmanuel Macron's accent?” Patrick Cohen's comrade then wanted to know. Boris Johnson then says he had a disagreement with the French president over Northern Ireland. For him, “it's another country“, for the former English minister: “no, it's our country” he declared. He recounted this discussion to Elizabeth II.
The Queen would then have mentioned the First Lady, Brigitte Macron. “She says: 'well, it seems that there is an age gap between Mr. President and his wife', I say: 'yes, he is married to his teacher.' 'She didn't teach him enough history‘” she would have retorted. An anecdote that made Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine laugh a lot.
