Death of Catherine Laborde: the date and place of her funeral revealed

Catherine Laborde, star presenter of the weather report on TF1, died on Tuesday, January 28 at the age of 73. O is when will her funeral take place ?

© CYRIL MOREAU/BESTIMAGE Catherine Laborde's funeral will be held in Paris.

IN BRIEF

• Catherine Laborde, famous weather presenter on TF1, died on January 28 at the age of 73, as announced by her sister Françoise Laborde.
• Catherine Laborde's funeral is planned for Paris next week.
• Many television personalities are expected to attend.

The news broke this morning. Catherine Laborde, TF1's flagship weather presenter from 1988 to 2017, passed away this Tuesday, January 28 at the age of 73. The news was communicated by her sister Françoise Laborde, who spoke in a press release sent to AFP.

“My darling, you left peacefully in your home on the Isle of Yeu that you loved so much, wrote the 71-year-old journalist, specifying that “her daughters Gabrièle and Pia” were at her side when she took her last breath. And to continue: “(…) And we were able to laugh again between sisters while recalling our childhood memories, talking about Mom and Dad and also singing you the songs you loved. You gave us this immense gift of offering us last moments of consciousness and lucidity. You left my darling very gently, silently, peacefully. We love you so much.”

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A funeral planned in Paris next week

Catherine Laborde's family has indicated to AFP that her funeral will take place on February 6 at 2 p.m. at the Saint-Roch church in Paris. The relatives of the former star of TF1's weather show have also made a clear statement. They want “neither flowers nor wreaths” but donations to the association of caregivers and patients with Lewy body (http://a2mcl.org), the disease from which Catherine Laborde suffered.

And for good reason, the world of the small screen mourns the entire one the one who spoke of the rain and the good weather for almost 30 years. Shortly after the announcement of Catherine Laborde's death, many people react on social networks.

The world of television in mourning

“Catherine was as sweet as her voice. Always caring, soothing. Very sad this morning” reacted in particular Julien Arnaud, ex-joker at the presentation of the 8 p.m. news on TF1, on his Instagram account. “But what sadness”¸ has his side Arthur writes. “My Catherine…”, simply added Jean-Luc Reichmann in the caption of a pretty photo of the weather presenter.

At the same time, the TF1 group paid tribute “her competence, her kindness, her joy of living (which) earned her the affection of all those who knew her”. “The channel's teams share the pain and sorrow of her family, her loved ones and pay tribute to the one who accompanied the French for more than 28 years.” added the front page in a press release.