“I respected his choice but I wanted to pay tribute to him”, a hundred fans gathered for a final “goodbye” to the actor

Alain Delon was buried on Saturday at his property in Douchy in the Loiret. A minute of silence, song and emotion: in front of the property, even though they were kept at a distance, a hundred admirers gathered for a final tribute.

Behind the walls of his property in Douchy, in the Loiret, Alain Delon was buried on the afternoon of Saturday 24 August, in the privacy of his family and loved ones. To send a final “Goodbye” to their idol, a hundred fans of the actor gathered in front of the gate of the estate.

In front of the gates of the vast Brûlerie property, flowers were hung on the gates, photos, little notes, condolence books were blackened all day long by dozens of admirers. They first braved the heat, then finally, the wind, the rain… A rather shady weather at the end of the day, perhaps like Alain Delon could be. A wink that amuses Élisabeth. This admirer comes from Cher and spent the whole day in Douchy after arriving in front of the house around 10:30. This day is so important that she wanted to be there, even if kept at a distance: “I wanted to pay tribute. I came twice during the week, I brought him flowers and I left a message of condolences.”

Elisabeth holds the actor back, but cannot hide the extent to which it is also the charm of Alain Delon that has bewitched her, recognizing that it is “a man who[elle] would have liked to have” because “He had a good face at 20 years old, even at 40 or 50 years”. A handsome face, without forgetting everything else, because he had “everything for him” but it’s good “thanks to her looks, her beauty” that he succeeded, according to the admirer. “He was a fighter”she sums up. Alain Delon, an inspiring personality for this fan who believes she takes after him “his dynamism” and even the fact “to have succeeded in life, by making a lot of effort”.

Around her, a crowd of enthusiasts, who will not have had the right to a national tribute paid to the actor, but Elisabeth tries to be understanding : “I understand. I was there, I respected his choice.” No matter, the spontaneous gathering in front of Alain Delon’s property was punctuated by a minute of silence, but also by an incongruous moment : a song sung in chorus by the small group in front of the gate. “We sang Lyrics lyrics“, says Elisabeth. When it stopped, it started raining, it was exactly 5pm.” It was at this time that Alain Delon was buried, in a small chapel that was built especially on the estate. Elisabeth saw it as a sign, a final message from her idol.

“I think this is goodbye. I say thank you for everything, thank you for what he brought us.”

Elisabeth, admirer of Alain Delon

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During the afternoon, several cars cut through the crowd, without letting the passengers appear behind the tinted windows. Conversely, Anthony and Alain Fabien Delon came to greet the fans, to the great delight of Elisabeth. :“They came to us, Alain Fabien shook my hand. I loved it, it was very moving. He asked me where I was from, I was really happy.” The audience started screaming at Alain Delon’s sons “We love you!”. Elisabeth will therefore have spent her day “without expecting anything” : “But we were there for him.”