As the year 2021 draws to a close, let’s take a look at the stars who have sadly left us over the past twelve months. From Jean-Paul Belmondo to Bernard Tapie via Prince Philip, many have bowed out …
In this second consecutive year of the pandemic, many celebrities have passed away. Like the famous stuntman Rémy Julienne or the scientist Grichka Bogdanoff, both died as a result of Covid-19. But although at the center of concerns, the virus is not the only one to have raged. The same day, Nathalie Delon passed away due to a “rapid cancer“. It is his son Anthony, fruit of his love with Alain Delon, who had shared the sad news. Among the big names in cinema who died this year, there are also Jean-Pierre Bacri, Renée Dorleac, the mother of Catherine Deneuve, the director Bernard Tavernier but also the most Magnificent of French actors, Jean-Paul Belmondo. Died on September 6, he was entitled to a national tribute to the Invalides, organized by President Emmanuel Macron in person.
This legendary man was joined less than a month later by another personality dear to the French: Bernard Tapie. Suffering from a double cancer of the stomach and the esophagus, he passed away on October 3, 2021, leaving a huge void in the life of his four children, Stéphane, Laurent, Nathalie and Sophie.
The Queen in mourning over the death of Prince Philip
Among the other legends who have passed away this year, there is of course Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. A few weeks after being hospitalized for a heart procedure, the dad of Charles, Andrew, Anne and Edward was “gone in peace” on the morning of April 9, at Buckingham Palace. A disappearance that mourned all the British people, who paid him a vibrant tribute on the occasion of his funeral.
The music industry has also been struck by mourning several times since several stars of the song have bowed out. Among them Uncle David, who sang the soundtrack of the cult film An Indian in the city, but also Yves Martin, ex-husband of Sheila and singer of the credits of Grendizer and Ulysses 31. Without counting on Patrick Juvet, the mythical interpreter of the tube Where are the women, who passed away on April 1, 2021. A long list of artists who will be sorely missed by the public …