Overview
- A private mass was held at Notre-Dame de l’Assomption before a strictly private interment in the family vault at the Saint-Tropez cimetière marin.
- The ceremony was shown on three giant screens across the town, followed by a public “moment of sharing” at the Pré des Pêcheurs organized by the mairie.
- Notable attendees included minister Aurore Bergé, Marine Le Pen, Mireille Mathieu who performed during the service, and environmentalist Paul Watson, while President Emmanuel Macron was absent after the family declined a national homage.
- Fulfilling Bardot’s wishes for simplicity, a wicker coffin was covered with colorful field flowers and guests were asked to wear dark attire, with tight security measures including restricted zones and an anti-drone order.
- Bardot died on December 28 at 91, and her husband Bernard d’Ormale said she died from cancer as he also explained the choice of the family vault over her La Madrague home for practical reasons.