French First Lady Carla Bruni is taking a long holiday at a French property belonging to her mother, reports have said.

According to sources, the wife of French president Nicholas Sarkozy is not set to have any official engagements for a month while she stays at her mother’s French property on the Riviera.

"While President Sarkozy is visiting her regularly – using a private jet to commute from Paris – she is not taking part in any activities involving the government, her charities or her pop music career," noted the Telegraph.

However, the French property trip has seen Ms Bruni become the subject of rumours over an alleged pregnancy, fuelled by the comments of a friend of the couple, French businessman Jacques Seguela.

Earlier this month, Mr Seguela claimed that "like any young couple", the president and his wife are keen to have chidlren.

The pair first met at a dinner party hosted by Mr Seguela and married three months later.

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