Well-wishers lined the streets in Brigitte Bardot’s hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon as her husband revealed she had died from cancer.
A day of commemorations began with a traditional Catholic service at the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church where her unusual wicker coffin was received by her long-estranged son.
Paul Watson, the Canadian founder of the Sea Shepherd charity, a “brother in arms” in the fight against whaling and seal slaughter, was among the 400 invitees for what organisers had promised would be a “no frills” event.
“Brigitte was my friend for 50 years,” he told AFP, adding that he…
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