Kate Barry's mysterious disappearance dates back to over seven years ago. After a fall from his balcony, located on the fourth floor of a Parisian building, the photographer had been found dead, December 19, 2013. A tragic event, with its gray areas. Accident, suicide … years later, the circumstances of this death remain unknown. His mother, Jane Birkin then clings, as best she can, to her memories. Saturday 23 January 2021, France 2 was broadcasting the show Symphonissime, presented by Stéphane Bern. At the Théâtre du Châtelet, several singers have followed one another to perform different titles.
In an interview with our colleagues, the 74-year-old British singer spoke about what this mythical place represents for her, located in the first arrondissement of Paris. This prestigious room has a very personal meaning for Jane Birkin. "It was the last time I saw my daughter Kate. It was here, after a concert at the Chatelet. So it was full of memories", entrusted the former companion of Serge Gainsbourg, a smile on her face. Confidences charged with emotion.
"A very strange comfort", felt in their house in Brest
It was a particularly painful ordeal that Jane Birkin had to go through after the death of her daughter. In the columns of Parisian, Tuesday, October 25, 2016, she spoke with an open heart about her grief. "The pain is so great, the lack … To think that I'm going to be without her for the rest of my life is unimaginable ", she had declared. During this interview, already, she evoked another place, which contains many memories. "I recently returned to our house in Brest that I had avoided for two years. It was a very strange comfort ", she had told. And to reveal: "In the village next door, Kate often went to read the papers in a cafe. The boss came over to me quietly. Now I read the papers just like her."
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