A little moment of poetry before the sound of boots and tanks.
This Wednesday, shortly before the start of the July 14 military parade in Paris, a young soldier asked his partner to marry him on the Champs-Elysées.
A moment filmed and shared by the Army on its Twitter account.
An unexpected #EnDirect des Champs-Élysées marriage proposal this # 14 July just before the Parade?
Everything is possible with our soldiers on the day of the # FêteNational.
Congratulations ❤️ pic.twitter.com/o2oZiz4gcj
- Army (@armeedeterre) July 14, 2021
The cadet, named Maximilien, told our colleagues at BFM TV that this marriage proposal had required two months of preparation, specifying that he wished to make his request on July 14 "for the honor of the event" . “Paris is my city, the Champs-Elysées, the city of light… It's just extraordinary,” he explained to BFM TV.
"Our teams discussed with him and touched by his story went to look for his girlfriend on the other side of the fence so that he could make his marriage proposal in plume mode, in Army mode", specified the ministry. of the Army in
Figaro.
“It was very impressive, I didn't expect it at all.
I wanted to do this discreetly with friends.
But in the end, it took on a little more importance, ”the young man admitted to BFM TV.
If we don't hear his partner's voice in the video, their kiss leaves little doubt about his response.
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