Carla covers up for the Queen as husband calls for Anglo-French 'fraternity'
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The Prince kisses former supermodel Carla Bruni's hand as she steps off the plane
Clearly the new first lady of France had made every effort today to play down her racy image.
Instead of a show-stopping outfit, she opted for an extremely demure - and French - look, wearing an elegant
Christian Dior grey coat cinched in at the waist by a thin, black belt.
The ensemble, reminiscent of Jackie Kennedy's look for a visit to London in 1962, was topped off with a jaunty, grey structured beret.
The former supermodel gets chatting to Prince Philip as they share a carriage to the Castle
Mrs Sarkozy stands quietly next to the Queen during the full ceremonial welcome in Windsor but at one point she had to motioned to hang back by the monarch and Prince Philip
He and his wife were clearly keen not to offend Royal protocol and took care not to touch the monarch but Mrs Sarkozy in particular appeared very nervous at times.
As they left the Dais, she seemed uncertain which way to go and then the Queen had to insist before the President would step into their carriage before her.
She and Mr Sarkozy led the carriage procession in the Australian state coach used for the opening of Parliament.
Prince Philip and Mrs Sarkozy followed behind in the Scottish state coach, with Charles and Camilla the last of the three in the Semi State Landau.
There was another nervous moment during the guard of honour's royal salute to the French President at the Castle, when his wife almost moved forward with him to inspect the troops.
The Queen and Prince Philip both had to motion to her to stop and let the two men go off alone into the centre of the square, leaving their wives to chat.
Carla and Camilla both made a special effort with their outfits for the occasion
The President holds his new wife's arm after they land at Heathrow Airport
Mrs Sarkozy had taken care to look demure, while Camilla looked polished
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