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Sarkomania Hits Britain

Posted Mar 26, 08 11:32 AM CDT in Gossip,  World 

(Newser) – The British press is in the full throes of Sarkomania as the French prez and wife Carla Bruni arrived today. The Sarkozys were met by Prince Charles, who accompanied them to Windsor Palace—where Queen Elizabeth obliged with a full royal welcome, followed by a state banquet. Nicolas Sarkozy said he hopes the two nations progress from "being cordial to being friendly."

Sarkozy will meet with PM Gordon Brown tomorrow, while Bruni and Brown's much-lower-profile wife Sarah settle in for some QT. With the media wondering how the president will fare with British fare, the chef preparing tomorrow's lunch has been instructed to present the best in local cooking, but, he told the Telegraph, "I cannot serve him English wine."

Sources: Daily Telegraph (UK), Daily Telegraph (UK), Independent (UK)

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, rear in carriage, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, foreground in carriage, travel through the streets of Windsor, west of London, Wednesday, March 26, 2008.   (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, left, are welcomed by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, at England's Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Wednesday, March 26, 2008.   (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as they arrive at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Wednesday March 26, 2008, at the start of...   (AP Photo/Darren Staples, pool)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Wednesday March 26, 2008, at the start of a two-day State Visit to Britain.   (AP Photo/Darren Staples, pool)
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