The first meeting between Serena Draghi – Maria Serena Hat Draghi, to be exact – Italian first lady e Jill Biden, American first lady, on the occasion of the G20, has the flavor of the first date between two old friends. And, although this is not the case, Serena Draghi, making her debut as first lady after the first eight months of government of her husband Mario Draghi (in which she never appeared), together with Jill Biden shows an elegant and moderate closeness.
A hug at the door of Palazzo Chigi, after a chat of about an hour over tea with the issues to which both are closest, including breast cancer prevention, at the center. Then an exit from the scene by crossing the threshold of Palazzo Chigi under his arm: dark purple suit and pearls for Serena Draghi, blue spotted black suit for Jill Biden. A Roman walk, like two friends who hadn’t seen each other for a while. A closeness celebrated by first lady Jill Biden, who brought the novel as a gift to Serena Draghi The old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, because she was informed of the landlady’s passion for literature.
And after a day of first meetings, Serena Draghi will dedicate herself to visiting the Eternal City together with the first ladies who arrived in Rome alongside their respective husbands. Among them also two first gentlemen: Heiko Von Der Leyen, married to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen e Joachim Sauer, husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
While the summit between the heads of state and government takes shape (not without protests) inside the Fuksas Cloud in Rome, with a first group photo in which health workers are also present, in homage to the commitment of these almost two years of pandemic, Serena Draghi today is visiting the Forums and the Colosseum, then breakfast at the Casino dell’Algardi and the still Roman wonders. For the evening, change of clothes and gala dinner at the Quirinale. Sunday will be the turn of the Trevi fountain, the Capitoline museums and a relaxing break on the Caffarelli terrace. A weekend that smells of great beauty.
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