Segolene royal blames valerie trierweiler for presidential. A memoir by frances former first lady valerie trierweiler. Valerie trierweiler has written a memoir of her time with french. After him becoming president she is raised to the status of first lady. Valerie trierweiler s biggest mistake was to accept the outdated role of first lady. It is impossible not to feel desperately sorry for frances former. Valerie trierweiler pens book detailing francois hollande. Segolene royal s feud with valerie trierweiler reached a new level as she blamed the new first lady for her presidential election defeat to nicolas sarkozy five years ago. In september 2014, a book written by trierweiler, merci pour ce moment thank you for this moment, was published. French president francois hollande was unfaithful to his former companion segolene royal before he began an affair with valerie trierweiler, frances first lady, according to the latest book about. It is a book about a very nice woman being raised to high status having had an affair with left wing francois hollande who had several children by segolene royale.
She failed to win a seat in the national assembly last year. Hollande finds backer in segolene royal who rejects. Hollande had already made public his own support for royals campaign. She won the 2006 socialist party primary, becoming the first woman in france to be nominated as a presidential candidate by a major party. Frances controversial new first lady valerie trierweiler has gushed over president francois hollande in her new book where she also talks about the mother of his four children segolene royal. She is best known for having been the partner of the president of the french republic, francois hollande, until january 2014. Hollande is being cast by the press as a weakwilled cipher, a man who has let himself be pushed and pulled by two impulsive, egocentric women, one driven by ambition royal, the other by paranoia and jealousy trierweiler. In her new kissandtell book merci pour le moment thank you for the. Alle artikel zum thema valerie trierweiler handelszeitung. A visiblyharassed francois hollande is said to be devastated over a book by his expartner valerie trierweiler, which brands the. Revenge memoir by hollandes former partner valerie trierweiler to be turned into. In oktober 2010 maakten trierweiler en hollande hun relatie bekend.
Thank you for this moment by valerie trierweiler, book. Valerie trierweiler s book is captivating france for all the wrong reasons this article is more than 5 years old. Government ministers lined up to defend francois hollande on thursday after published excerpts from the kissandtell book written by his former partner valerie trierweiler described him mocking. It has been a rocky road, but royal is staging her umpteenth comeback.
Frances first lady hospitalised amid reports of hollande affair valerie trierweiler reportedly distraught over report about president and actor julie gayet. French exfirst lady valerie trierweiler says hollande. Extracts from kissandtell book by frances spurned ex. She has hosted political talk shows and has contributed to paris match. He ended their love affair with a terse 18word statement, and she fought back by publishing a 320page tellall book. The juiciest bits from trierweilers tellall book the local. But trierweiler has a notorious tendency to speak her mind never more than in the tweetgate affair of 2012, when she caused a scandal by tweeting her support for the man standing against hollandes former partner, royal, for an mps seat. Valerie trierweiler is a french journalist and author. Royal had already confronted trierweiler, the books say, in the halls of the national assembly by 2003, warning the reporter to back off hollande. French president francois hollandes political allies have come to his defence after withering criticism from exfirst lady valerie trierweiler. French first lady risks controversy this time, with chocolates. Frances valerie trierweiler tweets against segolene royal. Segolene royal, left, and valerie trierweiler shake hands on the campaign trail in april.
Valerie trierweilers biggest mistake was to accept the. Francois hollande put me on drugs to keep me out of the way in her explosive memoir, mr hollandes exgirlfriend says she put up posters of her exhusband to show. She has settled accounts in a new book, what i can finally tell you, and has rocketed in opinion polls. Hell hath no fury like valerie trierweiler, the french. Trierweiler set off an uproar among the presidents socialist allies tuesday when she tweeted her endorsement of an upstart candidate running against royal, the party favorite, in a. Hollande en royal gingen in 2007 officieel uit elkaar. With trierweiler now out of the picture following januarys revelations of hollandes alleged affair with actress julie gayet, the stage was set for royal s return. Segolene royal, before leaving her for trierweiler seven years ago.
Valerie trierweilers book is captivating france for all. French first lady hits back at rumours on past love life. Afp the book describes how ms trierweiler began a secret relationship with mr hollande as early as. Hollande allies rally over trierweiler book in france. Frances valerie trierweiler tweets against segolene royal 140 characters the first lady tweets an endorsement for segolene royal s rivaland france goes wild. French book lifts lid on presidential menage a trois france 24. Frances first lady hospitalised amid reports of hollande. But surely none of them knew she was writing this, because no true friend would have let her publish this book. Hollande looks harassed at nato summit as devastated french leader deals with fallout from rottweilers book about their relationship. It does not even knock politely, but kicks it off its hinges, trampling taboos, totems, rules and privacy in its muckraking wake. A new book dishes the dirt on the bitter feud between president hollandes former partner segolene royal and first lady valerie trierweiler.
Royal, the first partner of the president, and trierweiler is well known. The damage to his image couldnt have come at a worse timeas he faces the eurozone crisis. Valerie trierweilers bombshell of a tellall memoir that went on sale on. Valerie trierweilers book is captivating france for all the wrong reasons. Royal is his former partner and the mother of his four children are depicted in. Valerie trierweiler, 47, has been expected to support segolene royal, francois hollandes ex of 30 years, but she took to twitter to announce her support for socialist olivier falorni. In the book, ms trierweiler refers to a tweet she sent backing an opponent of ms royal in local elections which led to widespread criticism from mr hollandes colleagues. Thank you for the moment valerie trierweiler, clemence sebag on. In france, women close to president hollande cause stir. I cant help but feel segolene royal, valerie trierweiler and julie gayet could do better than hollande, who looks like a sweaty potato. Frances former first lady valerie trierweiler has been roundly attacked for her kissandtell book about her acrimonious split with president francois hollande after his affair with an actress.
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