Christmas party at Sarkozy's palace
2011-12-15 00:16:26 GMT2011-12-15 08:16:26(Beijing Time)
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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (C) attend the Christmas party at the Elysee Palace in Paris December 14, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)
First lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy poses with children for a snapshot during the traditional Christmas party at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)
France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy looks at her husband, President Nicolas Sarkozy, during the traditional Christmas party at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) blows a kiss to children during the Christmas party at the Elysee Palace in Paris December 14, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gives gifts to children of Alsace during the Christmas party at the Elysee Palace in Paris December 14, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) speaks with children during the Christmas party at the Elysee Palace in Paris December 14, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)
It was an intimate French affair at the Elysee Palace on Dec. 14 with the President and a radiant Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on hand, and a few hundred guests and reporters milling about enjoying the view.