When we think of Régine, who died on May 1, we think of parties, the world of the night, her cult songs and her famous friendships. But, when the lights of his night clubs were extinct, Regina Zylberberg became a woman enjoying the simple joys of family life. Deeply marked by the death of her son Lionel, she had transferred her time, her love and her attention to his daughter, Daphne.
34 years old, Daphne was born from the love story between Lionel Rotcage – Régine’s only son, who died of cancer in 2006 – and his wife the British actress Telsche Boorman (who she died in 1996). Based in London, she works in real estate.
Daphne Rotcage has become mother of two children : Leo, 5 years old and, Phoenix, 2 years old. Two great-grandsons”extraordinary” for Régine, who liked to see them as much as possible between London and Paris. “She was gaga about it (…) She kept asking me for photos, videos of Leo. And then I introduced him to Phoenix, in November 2020, he was just born“, specifies Daphne in Paris Match. Lately, especially since the discomfort experienced by Régine in August 2021, Daphne spent a lot of time in France, to be with her grandmother, installed in a serene place of life in the 17th arrondissement. “It was she, Daphne, who held his hand until the end. who took his last breath. Calmly“, relates Gala. This is confirmed by the young woman, who over the years had made her illustrious grandmother her “confidant when necessary“in the pages of Match : “I shared with her her last week, her last day, her final moments.“
As a reminder, Régine’s funeral will be held on May 9, in Paris.