Censored: the picture of France's first lady she and President Sarkozy didn't want you to see

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March 27, 2008

Censored - the picture of France's first lady she and President Sarkozy didn't want you to see
by Gulliver

This is the revealing photograph of his wife French President Nicolas Sarkozy did not want the public to see.

And it was one view of Mrs Sarkozy Queen Elizabeth II certainly did not see when the French first couple met the British monarch during a state visit to the United Kingdom.

Our censored version of the photograph of France's first lady was published this week by British family newspaper the Daily Mail - with the French word for 'censored' protecting her modesty.

The 1993 full frontal nude photograph of the former model Carla Bruni is to be auctioned in Christie's in New York next month. It is expected to fetch $3,000-£4,000.

The image which has caused a worldwide sensation and whose sale has provoked the fury of the 40-year-old Mrs Sarkozy was taken during her modeling days by photographer Michel Comte.

One of her aides told news media that she was very angry and deeply upset that a commercial organization had chosen to release this print at such an important time.

"Her priority is to establish herself on the world stage as a first lady France can be proud of," the aide added.

The black and white image that has caused such a storm was taken when Mrs Sarkozy was one of the world's most sought-after models.

Christie's auction house have defended their decision to put the picture under the hammer, describing it as "a respectable work of art". They said it was shot 15 years ago when Mrs Sarkozy was a model and it was a tasteful nude portrait executed by a well-known, respected artist.

The photographer who took the shot revealed that he has even more explicit pictures of Bruni.

"But she need not worry, I would never put them on sale," Michel Comte assured.

He said he had no idea how the photo had ended up at an auction, and believed he may have given it to someone as a gift.

During the ten years they worked together he said he had taken hundreds of pictures of Bruni.

President Sarkozy divorced his second wife in October and married Bruni - now a successful singer - in February, after a whirlwind romance.

The French first couple's two-day trip to Britain this week was Bruni's first state visit as France's first lady. She and her husband were guests of honor at a lavish banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle.

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