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| Sarkozy and Bruni 'wed in Paris' | Sarkozy and Bruni 'wed in Paris' |
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| French President Nicolas Sarkozy has married his girlfriend, former model Carla Bruni, in Paris, according to the mayor who performed the ceremony. | French President Nicolas Sarkozy has married his girlfriend, former model Carla Bruni, in Paris, according to the mayor who performed the ceremony. |
| Francois Lebel told French Europe-1 radio that the bride wore white and looked "ravishing, as usual". | Francois Lebel told French Europe-1 radio that the bride wore white and looked "ravishing, as usual". |
| Earlier, French radio station RTL said the couple wed at the Elysee Palace, the president's official residence. | Earlier, French radio station RTL said the couple wed at the Elysee Palace, the president's official residence. |
| Mr Sarkozy's romance with Ms Bruni has been the subject of intense speculation in the French press for several months. | Mr Sarkozy's romance with Ms Bruni has been the subject of intense speculation in the French press for several months. |
| The president divorced his ex-wife, Cecilia, in October 2007. | |
| Mr Sarkozy, 53, and Ms Bruni, 40, were married in the presence of close family and friends, Mr Lebel said. | Mr Sarkozy, 53, and Ms Bruni, 40, were married in the presence of close family and friends, Mr Lebel said. |
| He added that the ceremony was "a moment of family intimacy for the young newlyweds, of great simplicity and apparently a lot of affection between the spouses". | He added that the ceremony was "a moment of family intimacy for the young newlyweds, of great simplicity and apparently a lot of affection between the spouses". |