2024-08-19 22:50:57
Actor Alain Delon died on August 18 at the age of 88. The funeral is scheduled to take place this week.
On Sunday, Alain Delon’s children confirmed the death of the movie star. He is to be buried at his estate La Brûlerie in Douchy, central France. As the news agency dpa reports, this will be the film legend’s wish. According to information from the television station BFMTV, the funeral will take place in a small circle in the middle of this week. The burial will take place in the chapel built for this purpose, next to his numerous dogs who are buried there.
As the broadcaster also learned, a ceremony will be considered at a later date that will allow the public to pay him a final tribute. The actor had made it clear several times that he did not want a national tribute like those paid in recent years to French stars Jean-Paul Belmondo or Johnny Hallyday.
As the regional newspaper “La République du Centre” reported, the prefecture has imposed a temporary no-fly zone at low altitude over the huge estate in the Centre-Val de Loire region for security reasons. Since the death of the film legend, numerous people have made a pilgrimage there to lay flowers in front of the entrance gate. The flight ban is to remain in place until Wednesday, August 21, 10 p.m.
The death of the French actor has not only caused grief among fans around the world, but also among his colleagues. For decades, Alain Delon had a close friendship with Sophia Loren, among others. The 89-year-old said goodbye to her companion with moving words: “Before he was a colleague, he was a dear friend. I will always love you. Ciao, Alain.”