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Brigitte Bardot Laid to Rest in Saint‑Tropez After Husband Confirms Cancer as Cause of Death

Saint‑Tropez paired a private church service with public tributes on big screens for gathered admirers.

Overview

  • Bernard d’Ormale told Paris Match that Bardot died of cancer and had undergone two operations, noting she remained lucid and concerned for her animals.
  • A private mass at Notre‑Dame de l’Assomption was followed by a private burial in the maritime cemetery beside her parents and first husband Roger Vadim.
  • Authorities installed giant screens in the port and town center, and a public homage was held at the Pré des Pêcheurs.
  • Attendees included Marine Le Pen, environmental activist Paul Watson and minister Aurore Bergé, while President Emmanuel Macron did not attend.
  • Bardot died on December 28 at 91 at her La Madrague home after two autumn hospitalizations, and she had previously survived breast cancer in the 1980s.