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Brits Ready the Red Carpet for Sarko Visit

Posted Mar 23, 08 9:40 CDT in Gossip,  World 

(Newser) – Carla Bruni isn’t the only tempestuous romance in Nicolas Sarkozy's life—the “turbulent love affair” of Anglo-French relations comes to the fore Wednesday as the flamboyant French prez prepares to meet with Queen Elizabeth. But Sarkozy is a vocal fan of Britain’s hardy economy, and with increasing economic interdependence between the oft-warring neighbors, smoother relations are expected.

At least 300,000 French people live in Britain and half a million Britons have homes in France. Sarkozy, known as “President Bling-Bling,” will also meet with PM Gordon Brown, a preacher’s son known for his austerity. But the French aren’t the only one given to excess: British tabloids will likely gobble up every detail of the newlywed Sarkozys' stay.

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In this photo released by the European Union Presidency, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, chats with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the start of the EU summit in Lisbon, Portugal.   (AP Photo/Miguel A. R. Lopes)
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, shares a laugh with Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, and British counterpart Gordon Brown, right, at an EU summit.   (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his girlfriend, Carla Bruni, were married Feb. 2, 2008 at the Elysee Palace.   (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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