Bernadette Chirac, wife of former French president Jacques Chirac, has died aged 93
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The ceremony in memory of the widow of former President Jacques Chirac, who died at the age of 93, will take place in the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris.
The wife of the President of the Republic, Brigitte Macron, will be present at the ceremony, as will, in particular, former President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni.
The funeral will be held on June 12 in a basilica in Paris, in accordance with the wishes of the former first lady, announced this Monday the youngest of the Chirac family.
Elected to the General Council of Corrèze and engaged in charitable action, the former first lady died on Friday at 93 years of age. The funeral will take place in the Basilica of St. Clotilde, in accordance with her wishes.
Bernadette Chirac died Friday, June 5, 2026, at the age of 93, "peaceably, surrounded by hers", according to the words of her daughter Claude. The details of her funeral have just been revealed, and they have something particularly moving.
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