--- description: Rihanna paid a visit to French First Lady Brigitte Macron at the residence of the French president during a trip to Paris. title: The Rihanna and Brigitte Macron Alliance Is Here image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8e32b961252b71c/6988d752ab6d77ae386af22d/rihanna-first-lady-france-brigitte-macron.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rihanna Hanging Out with French First Lady Brigitte Macron in Paris Is the Alliance Of Your Dreams  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 5:21 AM CUTPublished: Jul 26, 2017 8:56 PM CUT  PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 26: Barbadian singer and Global Ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education Rihanna (R) is welcomed by Brigitte Macron (L), the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace ahead of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) in Paris, France on July 26, 2017\. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 26: Barbadian singer and Global Ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education Rihanna (R) is welcomed by Brigitte Macron (L), the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace ahead of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) in Paris, France on July 26, 2017\. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Anadolu Agency—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 5:21 AM CUTPublished: Jul 26, 2017 8:56 PM CUT Because we’re living in 2017, a wild time when [wishing for a bromance between Frank Ocean and Brad Pitt](http://time.com/4814955/frank-ocean-brad-pitt-bromance/ "undefined") actually led to [Pitt appearing during one of Ocean’s recent festival sets](http://time.com/4870918/frank-ocean-sings-to-brad-pitt-fyf-festival/ "undefined"), let’s make a case for the next unlikely but undeniably compelling celebrity friendship: [Queen of the Internet and singer/actor Rihanna](http://time.com/4762629/rihanna-queen-met-gala-2017/ "undefined") and [French First Lady Brigitte Macron](http://time.com/4858728/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-on-brigitte-macron/ "undefined"). The duo met on Wednesday at the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the French President, where they discussed Ri’s [global initiative for education](http://time.com/4809275/rihanna-malawi-global-citizen/ "undefined"), something that has also connected the [_Wild Thoughts_](http://time.com/4820737/rihanna-dj-khaled-wild-thoughts/ "undefined") singer [to other politicians like Canadian Prime minister and internationally acknowledged heartthrob Justin Trudeau](http://time.com/4832694/rihanna-education-trudeau/ "undefined"). She also shared a laugh with French President Emmanuel Macron. > [](https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/890284967841992705) > [](https://twitter.com/RossalynWarren/status/890296091761160192) Besides a commitment for education, Rihanna and Madame Macron also share an innate sense of fashion savvy. Surely fans and supporters would welcome more seeing more of this dynamic duo hanging out together in PaRih. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4875453/rihanna-brigitte-macron/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4875453/rihanna-brigitte-macron/"},"headline":"Rihanna Hanging Out with French First Lady Brigitte Macron in Paris Is the Alliance Of Your Dreams","datePublished":"2017-07-26T20:56:54.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T05:21:14.000Z","description":"Goals","url":"https://time.com/4875453/rihanna-brigitte-macron/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Rihanna"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8e32b961252b71c/6988d752ab6d77ae386af22d/rihanna-first-lady-france-brigitte-macron.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8e32b961252b71c/6988d752ab6d77ae386af22d/rihanna-first-lady-france-brigitte-macron.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rihanna at the Elysee Palace","caption":"Rihanna at the Elysee Palace","creditText":"Anadolu Agency—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4875453/rihanna-brigitte-macron/","name":"Rihanna Hanging Out with French First Lady Brigitte Macron in Paris Is the Alliance Of Your Dreams"}}]}] ```