Body of former French President Chirac travels to historic Saint-Sulpice for church mass
Record ID:
1434369
Body of former French President Chirac travels to historic Saint-Sulpice for church mass
- Title: Body of former French President Chirac travels to historic Saint-Sulpice for church mass
- Date: 30th September 2019
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 30, 2019) (REUTERS) CONVOY CARS OF CARS, INCLUDING ONE CARRYING FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, POLICEMAN SALUTING CONVOY PASSES WITH EIFFEL TOWER IN BACKGROUND POLICE ON MOTORBIKES HEARSE CARRYING BODY OF FORMER PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC LEAVES LES INVALIDES CROWDS BY SIDE OF ROAD HEARSE DRAWS UP NEAR POLICE MOTORCYCLISTS HEARSE PASSES WITH EIFFEL TOWER IN BACKGROUND PEOPLE WALKING NEAR ROUTE CONVOY IN DISTANCE DIGNITARIES LEAVING LES INVALIDES BY FOOT
- Embargoed: 14th October 2019 11:14
- Keywords: France Jacques Chirac funeral death Macron guard of honour hearse
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001AYUNGAV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: France is holding a day of national mourning on Monday (September 30), following the death of former President Jacques Chirac last week. His body was taken in a hearse on Monday from the Hotel Des Invalides in central Paris, where it had been lying-in-state for two days, to the Saint-Sulpice church. Nearly 2,000 family members and dignitaries gathered for a funeral service there, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and former U.S. president Bill Clinton.
Chirac was feted by many French people for asserting the country's role as a global player and for opposing the 2003 invasion of Iraq, while a conviction after he left office for misusing public funds did little to tarnish his image.
Chirac is to be buried at the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris, in a plot next to his daughter Laurence, who died in 2016.
(Production: Noemie Olive, Hywel Davies) - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None