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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Nicolas Sarkozy 'Angry at David Cameron Over Dwarf Jibe'


The Conservative leader is said to have made a remark about "hidden dwarfs" whilst discussing a photograph of himself and Mr Sarkozy, who is seven inches shorter than him.

The disclosure comes after it emerged that George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, also made a quip about the French president's stature at a conference hosted by The Spectator.

Mr Sarkozy, who is 5ft 5in, is understood to have made an official complaint to the British government after Mr Osborne made a show of removing a stool from behind the lectern at which he was about to speak and joked it was the "Sarkozy box".

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1 comment:

  1. This article provided a much needed laugh for me. I was laughing hysterically, the combination of the expression on Sarkozy's face, the "Sarkozy box" he is standing on was all too much for me.....LMAO.

    Also, Sarkozy is the same height as me and in terms of height, for a man that is pretty small, I always thought he was taller.

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