CARLA BRUNI and NICOLAS SARKOZY

The pair was awarded $90,000 (GBP45,000/60,000 euros) in compensation after arguing that Irish company Ryanair published their picture in an advert without seeking the proper authorisation.

The sum falls well short of the 500,000 euros ($740,500/GBP370,250) which Bruni originally demanded, whereas Sarkozy only requested a symbolic payment of just one euro ($1.47/73 pence).

Ryanair, based in Dublin, was also ordered to have the court ruling printed in Le Parisien newspaper, where the advert appeared last week (ends01Feb08).

The offending image was accompanied by a caption which read: "With Ryanair, my whole family can come to my wedding."

After months of rumours the couple finally wed in an intimate ceremony in Paris on Saturday (01Feb08).

Source: WENN