April 2009, Bruni was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III on the occasion of the couple's Spanish state visit. In January 2010, Bruni visited Benin, her second visit as ambassador for the Global Fund. She was critical of Pope Benedict XVI on the controversial topic of religion and AIDS. According to Le Canard Enchainé, Bruni was asked by Vatican officials not to join her husband in an official visit for fear that the Italian newspapers would reprint racy pictures dating from her modelling career. Discography Studio albums 2003: Quelqu'un m'a dit 2007: No Promises 2008: Comme si de rien n'était 2013: Little French Songs 2017: French Touch 2020: Carla Bruni Filmography Honours France: Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 2003 Foreign honours Benin: Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin (2010) Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2009) References Further reading External links Carla Bruni: from catwalk to Elysee – Expatica, 11 February 2008 {Carla Bruni On Bringing The 'French Touch' To Her Cover Album |- 1967 births Audiogram (label) artists English-language singers from France French female models French women singers French women singer-songwriters Italian emigrants to France French Roman Catholics Living people Naturalized citizens of France Nicolas Sarkozy Models from Turin Musicians from Turin Spouses of French presidents Carla Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres French contraltos Ministry of Sound artists Naïve Records artists Love Da Records artists