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Nearly 148,000 British citizens now live in France. In the absence of being able to go there for the funeral, they met with friends or family to follow the ceremony from a distance, Monday, September 19. Reportage in Brittany.
To Gouarec (Cote-d’Armor)a small town in Brittany, there are 200 Britons for every 900 inhabitants. LMonday September 19, the mayor of the city, Jérôme Lejart, wanted to pay homage to the queen by starting by putting the flags in bern. “It’s a form of compassion but also for the whole population, it’s an important event“, he explains. By ten and in silence, the English of Brittany are invited to write memories and emotions in a book.
One of them admits to being emotional”much more than he had imagined“. Some even claim a last thank you to the queen. To Gouareca certain Franco-English friendship is also celebrated on this particular day. “I grew up with the queen, I will miss her“says one of these English. A few miles away, at Rodney’s house, 81, they are gathered in the living room, their eyes fixed on the funeral which is shown live on television. “If we could have gone to England, we would have waited in line to see the queen’s coffin“, he says.