Overview
- Mattarella appears on the January 2026 cover of Vogue Italia and grants a rare interview conducted by Francesca Ragazzi.
- She stresses that Italy has no official first lady office and says protocols refer to her simply as “Signora Laura Mattarella,” describing her presence as sometimes beside the President and other times a step behind.
- She explains that leaving her legal career was a deliberate personal choice made with her family when her father was first elected about a decade ago.
- She states that she lives at home with her husband and children, not at the Quirinale, and that no expense reimbursements are provided, including for clothing.
- She outlines a focus on cultural and socially relevant engagements rather than diplomatic or military ceremonies, and highlights charitable work such as Race for the Cure and the Women Economic Forum.