Why Brigitte Macron is the most loved French first lady for years
Supportive yet discreet, strong but without ambition, the president’s wife is a huge hit in a country which reveres alluring older women
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 2016
Sweet revenge – a dish best served in a memoir
As Salman Rushdie’s ex-wife Padma Lakshmi exposes details of their marriage, we look at other dirt-dishing tales
January 2015
Revenge memoir by Hollande’s former partner Valérie Trierweiler to be turned into film
Merci Pour Ce Moment? Production company makes announcement just as France’s head of state relaunches his presidency
December 2014
Digested read
Digested read’s review of 2014 – by Valérie Trierweiler and Russell Brand
Thank You for This Moment by Valérie Trierweiler review – a triumph of self-obsessed raving
November 2014
Digested read
Thank You For This Moment by Valérie Trierweiler – digested read
John Crace condenses le nouveau livre de François Hollande’s former amour to 750 mots émotionelles
Valérie Trierweiler: ‘It’s more dignified to shut up? Is that how we serve the cause of women? I don’t think so…’
Valérie Trierweiler talks to Elizabeth Day about being ‘betrayed and humiliated’ by President Hollande, her supposed suicide attempt, and why first ladies come last in French politics
Notebook
Thank You for the Moment is a painful read – and not just for Hollande
Christina Patterson
Christina Patterson: Notebook: François Hollande sounds very much like the man Valérie Trierweiler fell in love with. Philandering liar lies? Quelle surprise
September 2014
Hollande says claim he called poor 'toothless' was blow to his whole life
French president, accused by Valerie Trierweiler of using term 'sans dents', tells magazine he will not whinge about tell-all book
Hollande is harmed by Trierweiler's book. But not for tales of his infidelity
Lucy Wadham
Lucy Wadham: Valérie Trierweiler's account of her life with the French president contains a tiny but potentially lethal revelation about his political credo
Valérie Trierweiler’s book is captivating France – for all the wrong reasons
Kim Willsher
Hollande backed by allies and rivals after Trierweiler's kiss and tell
Valérie Trierweiler tells of suicide bid after Hollande admitted affair
July 2014
Valérie Trierweiler spent more than previously thought, says report
Official audit reveals former partner of President François Hollande cost nearly €500,000 for official duties and travel
April 2014
Ségolène Royal returns in French cabinet reshuffle
France's new prime minister, Manuel Valls, has unveiled a 'combat government' with some surprising appointees
March 2014
French court orders Closer to pay Julie Gayet €15K in damages
Julie Gayet seeks damages from Closer for revealing François Hollande affair
January 2014
Julie Gayet's political farce earns her César nomination
Trierweiler: 'It may seem strange but for me it wasn't a time of crisis'
