Charles de Gaulle got Married after First World War
On April 6, 1921, Charles and Yvonne were married. She was famed for saying, "The president is temporary—but the family is permanent." She and her husband nearly escaped an assassination attempt on August 22, 1962, when their Citroen DS was the target of machine gun fire planned by Jean Bastien-Thiry at the Petit-Clamart. Like her husband, Yvonne de Gaulle was a fervent Catholic who opposed prostitution, the sale of pornography at newsstands, and the broadcasting of nudity and sex. For this, she was given the nickname Tante (Auntie) Yvonne. Later, she made fruitless attempts to persuade de Gaulle to outlaw miniskirts in France.
Yvonne was reputed to be very discreet; as such, despite numerous appearances, she never gave any radio or televised interviews, and the broader public never learned the sound of her voice. Philippe (1921-), Elisabeh (1924-2013), and Anne (1928-1948) were the de Gualle's three children.
A severe case of Down syndrome was diagnosed a few months after Anne's birth. From the beginning, De Gaulle and his daughter with a disability were never apart. De Gaulle was completely dedicated to Anne, probably in part because of her infirmity. He loved to stroll around their home's grounds holding her hand, according to a neighbor in Colombey. He would gently stroke her while they conversed about topics she could understand. This is a less-commonly seen aspect of De Gaulle. After the War, Anne succumbed to pneumonia. She had just turned 20. To help children with disabilities, De Gualle founded the La foundation Anne-de-Gaulle charity.
