Jean-Marie Le Pen's funeral took place on January 11, 2025 in La Trinité-sur-Mer. Many relatives éwere present.
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- Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of the National Front, died on January 7, 2025 at the age of 96, surrounded by his family, including Marine Le Pen and Marie-Caroline.
- The funeral took place on January 11, 2025 at La Trinité-sur-Mer, with the presence of his children, grandchildren and many relatives.
- Discover the highlights of Jean-Marie Le Pen's funeral and the tribute paid by his family in this complete article.
A united familyin the loss of a loved one..Marine Le Pen éwas present at Jean-Marie Le Pen's funeral with his children and his sister Marie-Caroline when they arrived at the church. On January 7, 2025, Jean-Marie Le Pen died at the age of 96. “I'm training for the “centenary” but I don't know if I'll make it.“ had confided in an interview Jean-Marie Le Pen Jordan De Luxe in 2022.
“I will resign myself to leaving one day but I hope it will be as late as possible. The idea of death does not please me but I think about it.” This Saturday, January 11, 2025, his loved ones gathered in La Trinité-sur-Mer (Morbihan), his native village, for his funeral. Discover in the slideshow the photographs of his funeral and the people present at the ceremony.
People attending Jean-Marie Le Pen's funeral
On Tuesday, January 7, the co-founder of the National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, died in a health facility at the age of 96. He had been there for several weeks. His wife Jany and his three children Marie-Caroline, Yann and Marine,paid tribute to him this Saturday, January 11. The funeral took place in La Trinité-sur-Mer, where he was born. Marine Le Pen was with her sister Marie-Caroline.
Marine Le Pen, dressed in black, went there with her close ones. There were also her discreet children Jehanne, born in 1998, and twins Louis and Mathilde, born in 1999 from her relationship with Franck Chauffroy. The public was also present around the church. People also had posters. In an interview with Jordan de Luxe in 2022, Jean-Marie Le Pen had expressed his wishes for his funeral. “I had gotten into the idea that I will disappear in the year 2000 and I am quite happy to have been able to continue. (…) I will be buried in La Trinité-sur-Mer in my family vault. I made a will with some personal provisions established for a certain number of people.”
The politician's grandsons put forward
According to information fromBFMTV, it was Jean-Marie Le Pen's grandsons who carried their grandfather's hearse. They are of Quentin, the son of Marie-Caroline and Jean-Pierre Gendron and Pierre, born from the relationship of Jean-Marie Le Pen's eldest daughter with Philippe Olivier. At the funeral, there was also his sister Nolwenn. Yann Le Pen, the last daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, was present éalso.
She is the mother of Romain and Tangy, born from her relationship with Samuel Maréchal and a better-known daughter, Marion Maréchal. Jean-Marie Le Pen leaves behind three daughters, Marie-Caroline, Yann and Marine, but also nine grandchildren. A second ceremony will take place to pay tribute to Jean-Marie Le Pen. This gathering should take place at 11 a.m. at the Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce church in Paris.