Sarkozy’s allies blame Carla Bruni for low polls

The French president is fearful of a hammering at regional polls next March

Carla Bruni’s long break feeds pregnancy rumours

Gossip grows after Sarkozy friend says First Couple are trying to start a family

Carla Bruni accused of Marie-Antoinette ways

Magazine paints portrait of a First Lady totally out of touch with the French people

Paris chic

Carla Bruni has come fifth in a poll to find the most fashionable women in Paris

Rent boy scandal: Sarko pays for Carla’s influence

As demands grow for the President to sack Mitterrand, fingers point at Bruni

Carla’s internet doodles bemuse Sarah Brown

The PM's wife is one of many random celebrities sketched on the site

Carla Bruni sings for Nelson Mandela

But she barely moves to the music in a stiff performance at Radio City Music Hall

Pic of the Day: Sarkozy meets the Emir of Qatar

Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar and his wife

Carla Bruni to perform New York gig

The French president's wife is to sing in New York to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s birthday