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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Angela Giuffrida, Angelique Chrisafis and agencies

Brigitte Bardot laid to rest in funeral ceremony broadcast across Saint-Tropez

Pallbearers carry the wicker coffin into the church
Pallbearers carry Brigitte Bardot’s coffin into the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church in Saint-Tropez. Photograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters

Brigitte Bardot, the film star turned animal rights activist, has been laid to rest after a funeral service in Saint-Tropez attended by her favourite politician, the far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

Bardot died aged 91 at her La Madrague villa on 28 December. Her funeral was held at the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church and broadcast on large screens across the town.

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