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| Carla Bruni due to give birth to Nicolas Sarkozy's baby | Carla Bruni due to give birth to Nicolas Sarkozy's baby |
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| Crowds have gathered outside the Paris clinic where Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is due to give birth. | Crowds have gathered outside the Paris clinic where Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is due to give birth. |
| Mr Sarkozy arrived at La Muette clinic but left after about 20 minutes to travel to Frankfurt for talks on the eurozone debt crisis, said officials. | Mr Sarkozy arrived at La Muette clinic but left after about 20 minutes to travel to Frankfurt for talks on the eurozone debt crisis, said officials. |
| Security has been tight at the centre for the past few days. | Security has been tight at the centre for the past few days. |
| Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy has a son from a previous relationship - Mr Sarkozy has three sons from earlier marriages. | Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy has a son from a previous relationship - Mr Sarkozy has three sons from earlier marriages. |
| Le Figaro newspaper quoted an unnamed medical source as saying the first lady was in labour and due to give birth imminently - the paper said Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy baby was expecting a girl. | |
| The Elysee Palace has never publicly commented on the pregnancy. | |
| Italian-born Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy has maintained a low profile while pregnant, appearing only rarely in public. | |
| She told Le Parisien newspaper that she would never make photographs of the child public because "exposure to public life is an adult choice". | She told Le Parisien newspaper that she would never make photographs of the child public because "exposure to public life is an adult choice". |
| She also insisted that the French public had little interest in the pregnancy, and that she was "in a hurry to get it over with". | She also insisted that the French public had little interest in the pregnancy, and that she was "in a hurry to get it over with". |
| Eyewitnesses in the upscale area of Paris where La Muette clinic is based said a security cordon had been set up, with crowds and journalists moved 100m away from the entrance. | |
| There were reports that people visiting other women giving birth had been searched by police before being allowed to enter. | |
| Mr Sarkozy arrived at the clinic on Wednesday afternoon but left shortly afterwards. | Mr Sarkozy arrived at the clinic on Wednesday afternoon but left shortly afterwards. |
| The Elysee Palace said he was travelling to Frankfurt for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF director Christine Lagarde, outgoing European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet and other key officials. | The Elysee Palace said he was travelling to Frankfurt for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF director Christine Lagarde, outgoing European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet and other key officials. |
| The leaders were due to hold "informal talks" on the eurozone debt crisis ahead of an EU summit in Brussels on Sunday. | The leaders were due to hold "informal talks" on the eurozone debt crisis ahead of an EU summit in Brussels on Sunday. |
| Mr Sarkozy married Carla Bruni in 2008, becoming the first French leader to divorce and remarry while in office. | |