Marie-France van Heel won't be a 'political wife'. A highly intelligent, stylish, funny woman who speaks three languages, she has always kept herself separate from husband Andy Burnham's career

Nearly four decades after he wooed her over their mutual love of The Smiths, Marie-France Van Heel - or Frankie as she is known - on Monday becomes Britain's unofficial First Lady.

As all eyes turn to the new prime minister, his wife, Marie-France, is also coming into focus. Katie Rosseinsky examines the couple entering Number 10, how their relationship…