This Tuesday, September 12, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon highlighted their half-sister Kate Barry through their Instagram story.
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon are united half-sisters in pain. On July 16, the two women had to face the tragic loss of their mother Jane Birkin at the age of 76. On the day of her funeral, Charlotte Gainsbourg spoke to thank her mother for “loved so much” his father. “I find myself an orphan”, she said, moved. Before adding: “I already see the void she leaves us.” It was then Lou Doillon’s turn to pay a moving tribute to his mother remembering several anecdotes. The two sisters regularly have a thought for Jane Birkin on social networks.
But before losing their mother, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon also had to face the disappearance of their half-sister Kate Barry. Jane Birkin’s first daughter died on December 11, 2013, aged 46 after a fatal fall from the 5th floor of his apartment, located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. On April 8, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon paid tribute to him. Date on which Kate Barry would have celebrated her 57th birthday.
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A nod to their big sister Kate Barry
They then sent him a moving message in their Instagram story. “Happy birthday “Beauty”, we miss you”, wrote Lou Doillon, in the caption of a photo of his missing big sister. For her part, Charlotte Gainsbourg shared a wonderful poem written by Irish author James Joyce. “I wait by the cedar, My sister, my love. The white breast of the dove, My breast will be your bed. The pale dew covers my head like a veil. My beautiful, my beautiful dove, Get up, get up!” we could read.
This Tuesday, September 12, they once again honored their big sister for a special reason. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon, in fact, celebrated the release of Kate Barry’s photo book, entitled “My Own Space”, almost ten years after his death. They shared some photos taken by their sister found in the work. “Mommy and Me by Kate, in the hands of Charlotte“, wrote Lou Doillon in the caption of a photo with his mother.
For her part, Charlotte Gainsbourg reshared Lou Doillon’s story before posting a photo of the book cover. “Kate’s lovely new book“, she stressed. Kate Barry’s son, Roman de Kermadec also shared his mother’s book on his Instagram account. “Mom’s new book is out!“, he said, proud of his mother.
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