Banfi to Draghi: “We are the two grandparents of Italy … I’m in excellent company!”

“We are the two ‘grandparents of Italy’, me grandfather Libero or even Lino d’Italia or Lino di Mameli and he ‘grandfather at the service of institutions’, as we wanted to describe: and with Mario Draghi I really feel in excellent company ! “. This is what actor Lino Banfi, affectionately recognized by the Italian public also as Nonno Libero, underlines at AdnKronos. “I shared the same title in the past with two Presidents of the Republic, first with Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and then with Giorgio Napolitano … – Banfi recalls, citing some polls of the time relating to the question ‘who would you like to have as a grandfather?’ – even if, leaving the narrow national borders, the first place as a ‘virtual grandfather’ can only belong to Pope Francis, who sent me a message calling me grandfather Lino … “But what extra gear do grandparents have? “Grandparents get to do things that like mum and dad have never done. But – Grandfather Libero warns and relaunches – to become grandparents you need grandchildren. So, I recommend to couples: young people, make children so make grandparents too!” . (by Enzo Bonaiuto)