The day after splashing pictures of her naked, Britain’s tabloids hailed Carla Bruni as a fashion queen who could be the new Princess Diana.
No First Lady since Jackie Kennedy has generated as much hype as Carla Sarkozy
LONDON: The day after splashing pictures of her naked, Britain’s tabloids hailed Carla Bruni as a fashion queen who could be the new Princess Diana. “What a difference a day makes ... and this time she remembered to put some clothes on,” trumpeted The Daily Mail, which devoted a six-page spread to France’s First Lady.
“Britain is enchanted by Madame Sarkozy,” said the Daily Express opposite a picture of the former catwalk star turned singer arriving for a state banquet at Windsor Castle.
Tabloids welcomed Carla at the start of a state visit with her husband, Nicolas Sarkozy, on Wednesday by reproducing a nude fashion shot of her taken in the 90s. Bookmakers William Hill quoted odds of 10-1 that Sarkozy would buy the print when it was auctioned next month in New York.
Any moralistic tut-tutting by the popular press was replaced on Thursday by praise for a woman hailed as a demure model of elegance.
“Is Carla the new Diana?” asked The Daily Telegraph. “Presidential aides hope France’s First Lady will become their Queen of Hearts.”
One paper said that in her Christian Dior outfit, Carla reminded them of Jackie Kennedy, and the adulation should help to boost her husband, dubbed “President Bling-Bling” for his lavish lifestyle. Headlines like “Enchante” and “Ooh La La, Madame Sarkozy” showed she is very much a presidential asset as far as the press is concerned.
Sarkozy separated from his wife Cecilia in October after an 11-year marriage. By February he had married the 40-year-old Bruni. Bruni had previously been linked with rock stars Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, and US businessman Donald Trump.
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