2023-07-24 11:16:54
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The last farewell to Jane Birkin
Applause and songs – Running away from happiness lest it run away, La Javanaise – punctuated this moving ceremony. Many personalities were present this Monday to say goodbye to Jane Birkin. The published also came in large numbers to celebrate the singer and actress who accompanied them for many years.
This live ends now. Thanks for following. You can find the photos of the last tribute to Jane Birkin in our article.
12:53
Jane’s coffin heads to Père-Lachaise Cemetery
Jane Birkin’s coffin left the Saint-Roch church to reach the Père-Lachaise cemetery. The hearse moved away under the very many applause of the public.
Jane Birkin will then be buried in the Montparnasse cemetery, where her daughter Kate Barry and Serge Gainsbourg answer.
12:35
“It was the most beautiful farewell we might give him” declares Rima Abdul Malak to BFMTV
Speaking at the microphone of BFMV, Rima Abdul Malak, the Minister of Culture, evokes “the extreme emotion” during this ceremony.
“Above all, at the exit, to have the applause of the public, it was requested by the family that this applause resound, in the church, resound outside, that was magnificent. It was the most beautiful farewell that we might give him “.
12:28
The ceremony is over
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon, surrounded by their loved ones, greet and embrace Jane Birkin’s friends, who have come to support them and pay tribute to Jane.
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal © JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
Bambou, the last companion of Serge Gainsbourg and their son Lulu Gainsbourg, are also there.
12:15
The coffin emerges to applause
Jane Birkin’s coffin comes out of the Saint-Roch church, to loud applause and the sound of La Javanaise, Serge Gainsbourg’s emblematic song.
the coffin of Jane Birkin leaving the Saint-Roch church on July 24, 2023. © BFMTV
11:22
“I’m looking for an anecdote to make you smile”: the tribute of writer Olivier Rolin
The writer Olivier Rolin, who was Jane Birkin’s companion, in turn pays homage to her.
“I’m looking for an anecdote to make people smile,” he says. “I know it’s the custom in this farewell ceremony, this smile through the tears, (…) and I can’t find any.
“Yes, this one maybe. We are in Sanaa, Yemen, in 1996, where another friend led us in the footsteps of Rimbaud. We are at the hotel, without realizing it, she is changing in front of a large window overlooking a busy street in Sanaa. Horrified, I push her to the back of the room. She makes fun of me, finds me cowardly and prudish. She may not be wrong, but for once I think I am reason all the same. Yemen is not so much the kind of country where you are a fan of chic underwear”.
“His gaiety was tinged with melancholy, and I will blame myself, the time that I have left to live, for having sometimes been the one through whom melancholy came to him”, he adds.
11:04
“Thank you for not being ordinary”: Lou Doillon takes a “little inventory” on Jane
Lou Doillon in turn reads a tribute to his mother, telling anecdotes that tell his mother. Funny or sad, these stories paint a portrait of Jane Birkin, unconventional, courageous, funny.
“There’s you scaring the hell out of me going to Sarajevo under the bombs because you say I’ll be ashamed later that my mother didn’t do anything.”
“There is the diamond that you inadvertently dropped in a box of Lexo in the bin in your room, and which we find years later in your room in Brittany because you forgot to empty the bins.”
“Mom, thank you for all these adventures, thank you for not being ordinary, reasonable or docile,” she says in conclusion.
10:58
“I find myself an orphan”, the tribute to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg delivers a very moving tribute to Jane Birkin, and quotes the words of the song Jane B. “Blue eyes / Brown hair / Jane B. / English / Female / Age: between twenty and twenty-one / Learns drawing / Lives with her parents”.
“I can already see the void she leaves us, she’s my mom, she’s our mom”.
10:54
“Fleeing happiness lest it run away” resounds in the church
The song Fleeing happiness lest it escape is broadcast in the Saint-Roch church, in the preamble to the ceremony. This song, written by Serge Gainsbourg is taken from the album Baby Alone in Babylone in 1983.
10:44
Lou Doillon and Charlotte Gainsbourg carry their mother’s coffin
Jane Birkin’s daughters entered St. Roch’s Church carrying their mother’s coffin, as seen in footage shown on the big screen outside the church.
10:28
Etienne Daho arrives in turn
Etienne Daho, a close friend of Jane Birkin, and producer of her latest album, in turn enters the Saint-Roch church. He follows the daughters of the singer.
The singer has published a beautiful tribute the day following his disappearance. “I liked your unique voice, high pitched and so singular, your free, poetic and cheeky writing, your commitments. Always honest. Always light. Always too modest and generous, attributing your successes to others. Always”, he published on Instagram.
10:27
Rima Abdul Malak is present
Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak is present to attend the ceremony.
10:27
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Douillon arrive in the church with their children
The daughters of Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Douillon have just arrived at Saint-Roch church. The children of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal, Ben and Alice Attal, without their younger sister Jo, are also there, as well as Roman de Kermadec, son of Kate Barry, eldest daughter of Jane Birkin, who died in 2013.
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon on July 24, 2023 in front of the Saint-Roch church in Paris, a few moments before the funeral of their mother Jane Birkin © Julien de Rosa – AFP
Marlowe Mitchell, Lou Doillon’s eldest son, is also present. The singer has second son, Lazlo, born in July 2022.
The children and grandchildren of Jane Birkin © JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
10:04
Brigitte Macron has arrived
The wife of the President of the Republic, Brigitte Macron, also arrived at the Saint-Roch church, to attend the funeral of Jane Birkin.
Brigitte Macron © BFMTV
10:00
Catherine Deneuve, Benjamin Biolay, Alain Souchon are present
Singers and actors arrive at the Saint-Roch church. Catherine Deneuve, M, Benjamin Biolay, Chiara Mastroinanni, Dominique A, Eddy de Pretto, Alain Souchon and his son Pierre, Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Rampling, Carole Bouquet, Vanessa Paradis, Jean-Hugues Anglade, José Garcia, Maïwenn, Salvatore Adamo, Sandrine Kiberlain and his daughter Suzanne Lindon are present.
Actress Catherine Deneuve arriving at the funeral of Jane Birkin on July 24, 2023. © JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
9:53
The crowd gathers in front of the Saint-Roch church
While many personalities arrive at the Saint-Roch church to attend Jane Birkin’s funeral, a crowd of anonymous people also came to pay their last respects.
The funeral of Jane Birkin © Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP
The public crowds in front of the church, holding posters or t-shirts “Jane forever” or “Thank you Jane Birkin”.
Many titles that she interpreted – like “And when well even” – are broadcast and punctuated with applause.
9:44
A short and intimate ceremony
The ceremony promises to be both short and private. Numerous barriers and police forces thus protect access to the Saint-Roch church, where the funeral is to take place.
9:31
national icon
Born in London, Jane Birkin embraced a career as an actress out of adolescence. His meeting with Serge Gainsbourg on the set of Pierre Grimblat’s film Slogan in 1969 marked the beginning of his love affair with the singer and with France.
During the decade that followed, Serge Gainsbourg wrote some of the most emblematic titles of French song for her and Jane Birkin gave birth to their daughter Charlotte.
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg on September 10, 1970 © – © 2019 AFP
Serge Gainsbourg continued to write songs for her following their separation in 1980, until her death in 1991. Since then, Jane Birkin has pursued her career as an actress and singer, and has established herself as a national icon.
9:24
Health problems in recent years
Jane Birkin had been forced to cancel several concerts in 2021 following being victim of a mild form of cerebrovascular accident. She canceled shows once more last March following breaking her shoulder blade. His stage return, scheduled for May, had once once more been postponed.
“I still need a little time”, she said in a statement at the time.nevertheless promising a meeting in the fall to its audience.
9:23
Jane Birkin died of natural causes
Jane Birkin died on July 16 at the age of 76, of natural causes according to those around her. The actress and singer was found dead that day at the end of the morning at her Parisian home by her life assistant.
In a press release, the day following his disappearance, his daughters Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon spoke of 16 years of a fierce battle once morest the disease.
9:08
The ceremony broadcast on the big screen
A source close to the family announced on Friday to AFP that access to the church would be “reserved for family and friends”. Nevertheless, in order to include the general public, “the ceremony will be broadcast live on a giant screen at the corner of rue Saint-Honoré and rue des Pyramides”.
9:04
Jane Birkin’s funeral will start at 10 a.m.
Hello everyone and thank you for joining us in this live during which we will follow the funeral of Jane Birkin. The ceremony takes place this Monday morning from 10 a.m. at the Saint-Roch church, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
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