Overview
- Bardot died on December 28 at 91, and a private Mass was held Wednesday at Notre‑Dame de l’Assomption before a discreet burial.
- She was interred in the seaside cemetery of Saint‑Tropez beside her parents and first husband, Roger Vadim.
- Large crowds followed the service on giant screens and a later public tribute was held on a hillside near the cemetery.
- Attendees included Marine Le Pen, animal‑rights figure Paul Watson and minister Aurore Bergé, while the Élysée sent a wreath on Emmanuel Macron’s behalf.
- Bernard d’Ormale said she underwent two cancer operations and stayed focused on animal welfare to the end without disclosing the cancer type, and he noted she accepted burial in the public cemetery rather than at her home La Madrague to avoid tourist crowds.