Newsletter n°222 / Rosé and Sunburns: The summer as we know and love it.

Dear franceinlondoner

The daily office grind has just got that little bit harder with the sun laughing at us from the other side of the window, But never fear, we are taking our job of keeping you entertained very seriously here at France in London: From Cannes Highlights to great events, we have everything ready to take you through the week to what will, hopefully, be another scorching rosé fueled weekend...

In Cannes

Results - Festival de Cannes 2010

Amalric and Binoche

One week of diamonds, designer gowns and ridiculous glamour later, and the results are finally in!
After an exhausting week of red carpets and screenings, the night everybody was waiting for finally came. Amongst the lucky winners was Juliette Always-a-contender-never-a-winner Binoche, who finally got the prize for her role in Certified Copy...

Tété @ Zigfrid Von Underbelly in London

On 1st and 2nd June

Tété is back in London after an explosive concert at the Water Rat in July last year. Personifying the bohemian singer songwriter, African born Tété started out playing in cafés & bars throughout France developing his own brand of blues tainted melody driven folk. His albums 'L'air de Rein' & 'A la Faveur de L'automne' have both gone gold in France selling in excess of 150,000 copies respectively.

4x pairs of tickets to be won

Zooming on a Taxi Bike in Paris

Taxi Bike

Do want to save time next time you're in Paris on business?

Happy Ex- Formula One Pilot Gets Hitched in Monaco during the Race

Bob Bondurant and bride Patricia

Bob Bondurant, of « Grand Prix » movie fame and founder of the Bob Bondurant Racing School of High Performance Driving in Phoenix, Arizona, USA got married on the Monaco Formula 1 circuit last Friday. Amongst a very excited crowd of onlookers, Bondurant and his new wife, Patricia, said their “I do’s.”

My First Botox

Botox

My first Botox was a little like a first kiss but with a little more pain: Loads of anticipation, hopes and dreams but in the end comes disappointment and the reality that if you kiss a frog it will not automatically turn into a prince or you into a princess.