On September 26, 2020, Jacques Chirac died in Paris at the age of 86. Very tired, his wife Bernadette Chirac was unable to attend her husband's funeral organized a few days later at Saint-Sulpice church. As the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread, claiming more and more victims every day, figures show that older people like the former first lady are the most affected to date. In order to curb the spread of the virus, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron declared, in his televised address on Monday, March 16, than population should remain confined for at least two weeks.
Caregivers take turns at the bedside of Bernadette Chirac
As his grandson Martin Rey-Chirac said, Bernadette Chirac is currently confined to her home in her apartment on the ground floor in rue de Tournon, in Paris, where nursing assistants take turns at her bedside. As our colleagues report Gala, the 24-year-old student, who ordinarily lives in London, returned to France with his family. Asked about his grandmother's state of health, the son of Claude Chirac and Thierry Rey explained: "The whole family is doing well, including my grandmother, who is also confined and warm. " On March 16, 2020, the former first lady must have had a special thought for her late husband since they would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. The presidential couple, who met in 1951, married five years later. A marriage "ambition"more than a love marriage as Bernadette Chirac will later confide.
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