As she returns with a new album, the French chanteuse recalls the genius of the Clash and Henry James, plus encounters with Balearic naturists
September 2020
Oedipus vex: French philosopher disowns son over novel
Jean-Paul Enthoven forgave Raphaël for relationship with Carla Bruni but autobiographical novel too much
July 2019
Tall tales: Paris Match explains Sarkozy's growth spurt in photo
After much derision, magazine says 165cm ex-president was on step above wife, Carla Bruni
December 2017
Carla Bruni review – first lady of jazz-pop delivers stylish Christmas sermon
Playing unusual covers of AC/DC, Depeche Mode and Willie Nelson alongside strong self-penned material, Bruni performs with poise and catwalk swagger
October 2017
On my radar
On my radar: Carla Bruni’s cultural highlights
Carla Bruni: French Touch review – odd, detached covers, plus a bit of mischief
September 2017
Original supermodels assemble for catwalk tribute to Gianni Versace
Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Helena Christensen and Carla Bruni in Donatella Versace’s Milan show
May 2016
Shortcuts
Can’t get the staff: how many assistants should a first lady (or man) have?
The Canadian prime minister’s wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, has faced flack for saying she needs more staff – but compared to the partners of other world leaders, her request might seem modest
March 2015
The 10 best ...
The 10 best model reinventions
With Cara Delevingne making her acting debut in Michael Winterbottom’s new film, we look at other models who have gone on to excel in other fields
December 2014
Sorry, Carla, but nobody cares if you’re a ‘bastard’
Barbara Ellen
Barbara Ellen: The world has moved on, thankfully, since the days when children born to unmarried parents spent their lives feeling inferior
September 2014
Christian Dior’s invisible runway at the Louvre is a hit at Paris fashion week
Raf Simons moves into Louis Vuitton’s old stomping ground as he matches history with minimalism – and it’s a hit with buyers
March 2014
Sarkozy wins injunction forcing website to remove 'secret' recordings
Former French president and his wife force Atlantico to withdraw recordings of conversations with aides and pay damages
Nicolas Sarkozy back in spotlight due to court hearings
The former leader and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy seek injunction against broadcasting of recordings of private conversations
Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni take legal action over taped conversations
Former French president and wife take action after recordings of their conversations were made public
July 2013
Datablog
How far does €410,000 get you in France?
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Three names that have just cost the French public almost half a million euros after she charged them for a website she set up. What else could the government have spent the money on?
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy under fire over cost of website billed to public purse
Petition calls for singer and model to pay back £350,000 cost of setting up charity website while she was France's first lady
Carla Bruni's free flights anger Air France union
Staff say airline's policy of free tickets for VIPs including former presidential families is scandalous at a time of job cuts
June 2013
Carla Bruni: Sarkozy and me
He was president. She was a supermodel. No one expected the romance between Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy to last. But six years after they first met, the couple are married with a young daughter. The former first lady of France tells all to Decca Aitkenhead
April 2013
The Q&A
Q&A: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
'To whom would I most like to say sorry? You. My answers are silly'
January 2013
Davos diary: Boris Johnson lured into town with a little help from the gasman
Graeme Wearden on the World Economic Forum's behind-the-scenes shenanigans and off-the-cuff revelations
