Weakened by illness, Jane Birkin died on Sunday July 16, 2023 at the age of 88. The English actress having been found dead at her Parisian home, her two daughters Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon, came out of silence the day after her death, to make a solemn declaration.
“Jane Birkin has passed away after 16 years of a fierce battle with illness, since her stroke in September 2021, her family and wonderful caregivers have been by her side night and day” they said in a press release relayed on the Twitter account of journalist Jean-François Guyot.
“For a few days, she had been walking again, was motivated to reschedule her Olympia and had decided to regain her independence. This first evening alone, will have been the last. She had decided it” could then be read.
Jane Birkin: a wedding a few days before her death
If Jane Birkin knew several loves during her life, she was married only once, to the English composer John Barry, father of her eldest daughter Kate Barry. A union that lasted less than three years and ended in divorce in 1968… But a few days ago, Jane Birkin celebrated love again and saw her 26-year-old grandson say “yes” to the woman of his life! On July 1, Ben Attal, the son of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal, was indeed married to Jordane Crantelle, a 39-year-old Parisian entrepreneur who has shared his life for several months.
As revealed by our colleagues from the Gala, the ceremony took place at the town hall of Chaussy (Val-d’Oise) and Jane Birkin was in the front row to attend the wishes of her adored grandson.
As a reminder, Jane Birkin was a grandmother of six grandchildren. His eldest daughter, Kate Barry, who died in December 2013, was the mother of a boy named Roman, now 36 years old. His second daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg (born in 1971) is the mother of three children, namely Ben Attal (26 years old), Alice Attal (20 years old) and Jo Attal (11 years old). Finally, Jane Birkin’s third daughter, Lou Doillon (born in 1982) is the mother of two boys, Marlowe Jack Tiger Mitchell (20 years old) and Laszlo Keats Miller Manel (1 year old).
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