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She was sometimes known as Tante Yvonne (Aunt Yvonne). Later she unsuccessfully tried to persuade de Gaulle to outlaw miniskirts in France. The couple had three children: Philippe (b 1921), Élisabeth (1924–2013), and Anne (1928–1948), who was born with Down syndrome.
Yvonne de Gaulle set up a charity, Louisiana fondation Anne-de-Gaulle, to help children with disabilities.