Valerie Trierweiler stepped on to the world stage without President Francois Hollande at her side on Monday, and in her first public utterances since their break-up declared: "Don't worry about me, I have time to think about the future."
As her ex-boyfriend headed to Turkey on an official state visit, Ms Trierweiler, 48, was at a charity event 3,000 miles away in Mumbai, India, with just a single bodyguard to show for her previous status as France'sunofficial first lady. Comments to taglines82@gmail.com
