Sarkozy appears to confirm marriage rumours

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday his relationship with model-turned-singer Carla Bruni is “serious”, and he suggested that wedding plans are in the works.

“There is a strong chance that you will learn about it after it’s already done,” he said at a wide-ranging news conference.

The Journal du Dimanche newspaper reported at the weekend that a wedding is expected for early February, prompting Mr Sarkozy to joke: “It isn’t the [newspaper] that will set the date.”