Photo of M et Mme Fillon courtesy of the BBC
Now Penelope Fillon, 51, from the Monmouthshire town of Abergavenny, has become the first British woman to be married to a French prime minister.
Her husband Francois Fillon has been named premier by newly-elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Welsh wife of new French premier (more)
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Welshwoman prepares for life in French No 10
BBC:
Profile: Francois Fillon
Mark Alexander