London, Apr 28 : The First Lady of France Carla Bruni was seen alongside someone who looked exactly like her, Princess Letizia of Spain.

Both wore figure-hugging dresses, and high heels and their matching stature made them look like they were sisters, reports The Daily Express.

Princess Letizia was Bruni's companion during her visit to Madrid on April 27, with both wearing near-identical frocks, and looking like they had even choreographed their walk.

London, Apr 5 : US first lady Michelle Obama and her French counterpart Carla Bruni had to cancel their visit to a cancer hospice due widespread rioting that marred the NATO summit in Strasbourg.

Molotov cocktails and scaffolding poles were thrown at police in the eastern French city, as hundreds of anarchists and other demonstrators went on the rampage.

London, Apr. 2  France''s First Lady Carla Bruni has been asked by Nelson Mandela to sing at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa.

Mandela wants the former supermodel turned singer to kick off the tournament by performing live in a packed stadium in front of millions of TV viewers worldwide.

According to a Sky News report, the 40-year-old met Mandela on a state visit to South Africa with her husband President Nicholas Sarkozy last year, but is yet to respond to his request.

London, Mar 29 : French First Lady Carla Bruni has teamed up with one of hubby Nicolas' most popular ministers, Rama Yade, to underline the blight of sexual violence in Africa.

In eastern Congo armed gangs use rape as a "weapon of war".

Now, Bruni, a singer, has come out in defence of the rape victims, a move which has drawn attention to her role as a French "queen of hearts".

The beauty was the guest of honour at a soirée in Paris in defence of the victims.

New York, Mar 11 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni have been branded Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette after the couple spent the weekend in a 5,500-dollar-a-night beach-front villa in Mexico.

Mexico City  - A picture is worth a thousand words and although French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered several speeches during his visit to Mexico, it was his wife, former top model Carla Bruni, who monopolized the front pages of the Mexican press Tuesday.

Several newspapers did not even publish photos of Sarkozy with the information on his official visit. Bruni, with her pink blouse and dress, was featured in all the dailies.