Jane Birkin: Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon carry mother’s coffin at Paris funeral

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon helped to carry their mom Jane Birkin’s coffin at the star’s Paris funeral on Monday (24 July).

Singer, actor and style icon Birkin, who was recognized for her relationship and collaborations with French singer Serge Gainsbourg, was discovered useless on 16 July aged 76.

Her coffin was carried by her daughters Gainsbourg and Doillon, who’re each profitable singers and actors in their very own proper, into the Saint-Roch church in Paris.

The funeral was attended by many French stars, together with Catherine Deneuve (Belle de Jour), her daughter Chiara Mastroianni (Le Journal du séducteur) and Isabelle Huppert (Elle).

British actor Charlotte Rampling was additionally in attendance, together with French first girl Brigitte Macron and tradition minister Rima Abdul Malak.

In keeping with French press, Gainsbourg paid tribute to her mom as she addressed the congregation, saying: “Now I’m an orphan.” Her father died in 1991.

“I see already the vacancy that she has left behind, she is my mum, our mum,” she added.

Doillon, who Birkin had with director Jacques Doillon, stated: “Mum, thanks for all these adventures, thanks for not being bizarre, cheap or docile.”

Birkin’s first daughter, the photographer Kate Barry whom she had along with her first husband John Barry, died in 2013 by reported suicide.

Born in London in 1946, Birkin started her profession as an actor. She moved to France within the late Sixties, the place she started relationship and working with Serge Gainsbourg.

The 2 launched a debut album in 1969, containing the infamous, sexually express music “Je t’aime… moi non plus”.

All through her profession, Birkin starred in round 70 movies and was directed by filmmakers from Jean-Luc Godard to Agnès Varda.

She was additionally the inspiration behind Hermes’ iconic and long-standing Birkin purse, which was launched by the French style home in 1983.

Final week, French media reported that Birkin’s Paris house was focused by thieves days after her dying.

Shortly earlier than 4am on 19 July, a childhood good friend of Birkin’s staying within the house heard noises coming from behind the door.

In keeping with the studies, cops have been dispatched to the scene the place they observed potential proof of an tried break-in, together with markings on and injury to the door and its body, in addition to items of wooden scattered on the bottom.

The star died of pure causes 16 years after she was recognized with most cancers and two years after she suffered a stroke.

Birkin’s household confirmed that the actor had requested she spend the night earlier than her dying on her personal, in a bid to really feel unbiased away from her caregivers.