Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: his disowned daughter, Marie-Caroline, publishes a photo of his grave after his funeral

Jean-Marie Le Pen was buried this Saturday January 11, 2025 in the strictest privacy. His eldest daughter Marie-Caroline, with whom he had been estranged for years, shared a photo moving from his flowery grave.

© Bestimage Jean-Marie Le Pen died on January 7

IN BRIEF

• Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the National Front, died on January 7, 2025 at the age of 96, and his funeral took place on January 11 in La Trinité-sur-Mer.
• Marie-Caroline Le Pen shared a photo of her father's grave on X, accompanied by the caption “Night falls… And we will continue”.
• Despite past tensions, Marie-Caroline paid tribute to her father, highlighting a family reconciliation during this time of mourning.

The founder of the National Front died on January 7 at the age of 96. His funeral took place this Saturday, January 11, 2025 in the late afternoon in the small church of La Trinité-sur-Mer, in Morbihan. Jean-Marie Le Pen now rests in the family vault alongside his parents.

Marie-Caroline shares a photo of the grave at nightfall

A few hours after the ceremony, Marie-Caroline Le Pen posted a photo of her father's grave covered in wreaths of flowers on her X account (formerly Twitter). It included messages such as “&To our father” or “&To our Daddy“, the nickname given to her by her granddaughter Marion Maréchal.

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Marine Le Pen's eldest sister accompanied this photo, taken at nightfall and lit by a few candles, with the following caption: “Night falls… And we will continue“. Many Internet users sent him their condolences in the comments.

A nearly 20-year-old falling out with his father

However, the relationship between Jean-Marie Le Pen and his daughter Marie-Caroline has long been tumultuous. The woman who had accompanied him in politics for years had distanced herself by joining the National Republican Movement (MNR), abandoning the FN.

In 2017, she returned to this difficult period in the columns of Le Parisien: “I didn't see him for 17 years“, she confided. “The fight has always been his driving force. That's why he's aging so well, it's psychological. […] Jean-Marie Le Pen put his personal vengeance before the rest. Politics has nothing to do with it. He's in the fight to destroy everything.“

A final tribute despite past disputes

Despite the disagreements that may have separated Jean-Marie Le Pen and his eldest daughter for many years, the latter wanted to pay him a final tribute. With this gesture, Marie-Caroline shows that the family has put aside its conflicts during the time of mourning.

The sober funeral in the strictest privacy and the burial in the family vault put an end to Jean-Marie Le Pen's journey. His death at the age of 96 marks the end of an era and arouses deep emotion, even among those who had grown distant from him.