She married into the Gemayel family in 1967, becoming part "of one of Lebanon's most prominent Christian political dynasties", and raised three children, Pierre, Sami and Nicole, as Maronite Christians.

Images of her grieving her son were widely used in global media reports, illustrating the "tears and cries of anger" of the mourners. Subsequently, and alongside her husband, Gemayel has spoken out against political killings in Lebanon, and encouraged Christian Lebanese to be "united" in opposition to Syrian influence in the country.

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