Alain Delon had wished for it this way. The actor, who died at the age of 88, is to be buried in the middle of the week on his estate in central France.
France’s film legend Alain Delon is to be buried on his estate La Brûlerie in Douchy, central France, as he wished. The funeral is to take place in a small circle in the middle of this week, the television station BFMTV reported on Monday. The burial is to take place in the chapel built for this purpose, next to his numerous dogs who are buried there. Delon (“The Cruel Angel”, “The Swimming Pool”) died on Sunday at the age of 88.
As the broadcaster further learned, a ceremony will be considered at a later date that will allow the public to pay their last respects to him. The actor had made it clear several times that he did not want a national tribute like Jean-Paul Belmondo or Johnny Hallyday.
As the regional newspaper “La République du Centre” reported, the prefecture has imposed a temporary no-fly zone at low altitude over the huge estate in the Centre-Val de Loire region for security reasons. Since the death of the film legend, numerous people have made a pilgrimage there to lay flowers in front of the entrance gate. The flight ban is to apply until Wednesday, August 21, 10 p.m.
Source: Stern
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