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Brigitte Bardot’s Husband Says Cancer Caused Her Death as Saint-Tropez Holds Private Funeral

A new interview from her husband identifies cancer as the cause of her death.

Overview

  • Bernard d'Ormale told Paris Match that Bardot underwent two operations for cancer before she died on 28 December at age 91.
  • Today’s service is private at the Church of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, with burial in the town’s marine cemetery.
  • The Brigitte Bardot Foundation is overseeing a public homage on the Pré des Pêcheurs with the ceremony broadcast on large screens.
  • Marine Le Pen is expected to attend, while President Emmanuel Macron will not be present despite having proposed a national tribute.
  • Local authorities in Saint-Tropez set traffic and parking restrictions as floral tributes and memorial preparations were arranged across the town.