It’s a day that everyone would have preferred not to experience. This March 9, 2022 took place the funeral of Jean-Pierre Pernaut, who died on March 2 at the age of 71. For the occasion, many personalities have made the trip to pay him a last tribute. His family was obviously present at the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. His son Tom (18) in particular had a hard time containing his tears. Just like his mother Nathalie Marquay.
It is with drawn features and very moved that Miss France 1987 arrived on the scene, surrounded by Lou (19 years old) but also by Olivier and Julia (born in 1981 and 1978 from the former marriage of the late presenter of the 1 p.m. news from TF1 with Dominique Bonnet). Very quickly, she took the abbot who was celebrating the ceremony in her arms. A man she knew well since it was he who celebrated their marriage in 2007. Then, surrounded by the rest of the family, she entered the Basilica, behind the coffin of Jean-Pierre Pernaut. At the entrance were placed two portraits of the deceased presenter as well as bouquets of flowers.
A ceremony was then held without the presence of cameras and marked by numerous music such as Life in pink by Edith Piaf or When we only have love by Jacques Brel. It was not until it was finished that images were again revealed almost two hours later. Those present are all out; As the title sounded Married of Johnny Hallyday, the coffin was taken out to applause. Nathalie Marquay reappeared alongside her daughter Lou, her son Tom just behind. Very moved, she once again took Father Alain de La Morandais before meditating on the coffin of Jean-Pierre Pernaut. Her son Tom was by her side in this painful moment. A head resting on her shoulder and tears in her eyes, she said goodbye to the love of her life before leaving, without forgetting to thank the public present.
Recall that, two years after having overcome prostate cancer, the presenter had to fight against lung cancer, right first of all. Last September, he underwent an operation in the greatest secrecy, at the Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris. Although it was a success, he later learned that the ache that was eating away at him had spread to his left lung. A new intervention being too dangerous for his health, he followed radiotherapy sessions. After “4 mini-strokes” at the start of the year, he underwent open-heart surgery and, following complications, he was plunged into a deep coma before losing his life.