Infanta Cristina, left, and Infanta Elena, in a 2008 file photo in Madrid. Daniel Ochoa de Olza / AP
It was in Paris, before the Sarkozy era.
A journalist friend was patiently queuing at a Post Office to send a package.
It had been a long time and was about to arrive when Carla Bruni appeared.
Magnetic, she walked down the line to the colleague and whispered, “Will you let me pass?
I'm in a bit of a rush ”.
My friend is French
comme il faut
, therefore, gallant (micromachisms did not yet exist): “Please, you come in!
Carla Bruni, right?
What a pleasant surprise!
Knowing her like this, in a Post Office queue ... ”.
She smiled briefly.
"No, you see what line I don't do."
And it went to the window ...
Sign in to continue reading
Just by having an account you can read this article, it's free
Sign in
Thanks for reading EL PAÍS