I never saw that come coming.

She must be a cougar or something.

Still, their love affair has had a dramatic effect on her. I've never seen her looking so good. She's lost weight, had her hair done, bought some lovely outfits.

Fair play to her I say.

It it helps to heal the world, then it's all OK

What celebrity marriages have given YOU fresh hope for the new year.

D'uh! haven't you spotted all the front page headlines on the newspaper stands

She's got brown hair now too

She must be besotted with him. Even flew back from America -where she's starring in a movie - for a night of passion.

There's no word from The Queen yet.

I thought I was going mad when I saw the pictures, but a lady in the queue put me right. "They've touched her up on Photoshop," she said.

I'm glad that Merkel has found love. Maybe she'll stop importing dangerous young men into Europe now.