Michael Schumacher ‘seen in public for first time in 11 years’ at daughter Gina’s wedding (Picture: Getty/Instagram/Gina Schumacher)
Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher has reportedly been spotted in public for the first time in 11 years after he attended his daughter Gina-Marie’s wedding.
Schumacher’s family have been fiercely protective of his privacy after he sustained a life-changing brain injury during a skiing accident in 2013.
While the full extent of the injury has never been made public it marked an abrupt end to Schumacher’s public life, who has lived in total secrecy ever since.
Only three close family members and a team of medics are said to have access to the 55-year-old, which has seen him become estranged from his extended family members- most notably his brother and fellow F1 driver Ralf, 49.
Gina is a successful horserider and is largely based in Switzerland with her fiance, Iain Bethke, 27 (Picture: Instgram)
But after over a decade of silence, there are signs that Schumacher’s family may finally be willing to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding him.
This weekend saw Schumacher’s daughter Gina-Marie, 27, wed Iain Bethke at the family’s luxury four-acre Mallorca villa – purchased by the family for around £27million in 2017 from Real Madrid chairman Florentino Perez.
While privacy was still closely guarded, with guests required to leave their phones at the door, the wedding is believed to be the first time Michael has been allowed in public since his accident and interacted with friends and family members, potentially signally a softening in wife Corinna’s approach.
Majorcan news outlet Ultima Hora reported that the ceremony lasted for around half-an-hour and that the newlyweds said ‘I do’ at around 4pm.
Michael Schumacher (L) has become estranged from borther Ralf (R) following his accident (Picture: EPA)
The secluded villa- which has its own landing pad used to transport Michael from Majorca to his family home by Lake Geneva in Switzerland- is part of a 15,000 square metre estate which boasts two swimming pools, a helipad, a gym and a huge palm-tree-fringed garden.
And after the apparent success of the big day- in which Corinna reportedly made amends with brother-in-law Ralf, who has publicly commented on his frustration at being frozen out his brother’s life, there are signs that Michael may attend more public events in the near-future.
Although nothing is official yet, there are rumours that Michael and Corinna’s youngest son Mick may have proposed to his girlfriend, Danish lingerie model Laila Hasanovic, 24, with another family wedding rumoured to be in the pipeline for 2025.
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