2024-08-24 15:53:26
Hundreds have gathered in front of Alain Delon’s mansion in Duchy, where his funeral will begin at any moment.
All day people come here with bouquets and wreaths to honor their idol. The few invited to the ceremony, which will take place in a closed chapel, also arrive.
Paul Belmondo arrived on a motorcycle – the son of another legend of French cinema, Jean Paul Belmondo, who was Alain Delon’s main rival for the hearts of the audience.
Delon’s sons Antony and Alain-Fabien came out to the gate of the estate to thank the admirers of their father, who had come to honor him from all over France and abroad.
Producer Alan Terzian, with whom Delon worked in 1982, was also on the short list for the funeral. Hours before the ceremony, the media announced that 86-year-old Claudia Cardinale refused to attend because what happened was a great tragedy and she could not bear the great grief.
Claudia Cardinale said on Saturday she would not attend Alain Delon’s funeral at his French estate on Sunday, saying she felt “too much grief” over the death of her former co-star in Luchino Visconti’s masterpiece The Leopard.
According to the actress’ agent, Cardinale, 86, said she was too grief-stricken to attend Delon’s funeral at the private chapel of the actor’s estate in Duchy, France.
Hiromi Rolen, 66, who identified herself as Delon’s former partner, was evicted by his heirs last year. They suspected that she might take advantage of the actor’s failing health. She is said to have asked to “attend the funeral, kiss Delon and say her last goodbye.” She never heard back from his three children.
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Cinema legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88.
He had said he did not want a national memorial event, but a modest burial near his dogs at his Duchy property.
About fifty people are invited, close friends of the Delon clan told AFP his three children Anthony, Anushka and Alain-Fabien.
According to sources close to AFP, guests are expected to include Rosalie van Breemen – the actor’s ex-wife and mother of Anushka and Alain-Fabien, as well as actresses Nicole Calfan, Muriel Robin and Géraldine Danon, who is also the actor’s godmother. Paul Belmondo, son of his former rival and friend Jean-Paul Belmondo, was also invited, arriving on a motorbike for the ceremony.
Cell phones must be confiscated from all funeral attendees for privacy reasons. At the request of the family, the prefecture has also banned flights over the property for the entire weekend.
The funeral took place entirely behind closed doors, away from cameras and cameras, in a chapel located in the heart of the Duchy-Montcorbon estate, bought by Alain Delon in 1971.