Brigitte Bardot’s Death Attributed to Cancer as Saint-Tropez Holds Quiet Funeral

Overview

• Husband Bernard d’Ormale said Bardot underwent two surgeries in late 2025 and confirmed cancer as the cause, without specifying the type.
• Bardot died on December 28 at age 91 at La Madrague, her home in Saint-Tropez.
• A religious service was held at Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption followed by a private burial at the seaside cemetery where her parents are interred.
• Coverage described an ecologically sourced wicker coffin, consistent with the ceremony’s simple and nature-conscious tone.
• Family members, including her son Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, attended, far-right leader Marine Le Pen was present, and the French presidency did not attend.