Valerie Trierweiler: So French women get furious after all

Our sisters across the Channel used to be famously relaxed about affairs. As the First Lady retreats to hospital and François Hollande ducks the questions, have things changed?

French President Francois Hollande, left, and his companion Valerie Trierweiler arrive for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace, in Paris
French President Francois Hollande and Valerie Trierweiler arriving for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace Credit: Photo: AP

"I don’t much care if he has affairs 10 years from now,” announced my Parisian friend, Sylvie, eyeing her husband-to-be as he made his way towards us across the restaurant. “Just so long as he’s discreet and doesn’t embarrass me.”...

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