Hundreds Of Parisians Have Lined Up To Pay Their Last Respects To Former French President Jacques Chirac After A Funeral Convoy Escorted His Body Through The City This Afternoon
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| - | Hundreds of | + | Hundreds of Parisians have lined up to pay their last respects to former French President Jacques Chirac after a funeral convoy escorted his body through the city this afternoon.<br>Police officers saluted the convoy today as Chirac's daughter Claude, was pictured leaving her home in the funeral car. <br>The body of the 86-year-old has been brought to lie in state at the Invalides memorial, with many lining up through the streets of Paris in order to sign a book of condolence. <br>His death on Thursday prompted a flood of tributes for the politician who will be remembered by many as a charismatic giant of domestic and international politics despite a mixed legacy.<br>His political career spanned three decades and he also spent 12 years as president from 1995-2007.<br>Today his influence was felt across the city as many arrived with posters of Chirac, while others held up signs of well wishes.<br>From midday today his coffin will lie in state at the Saint-Louis-des-Invalides cathedral at the Invalides memorial complex in [https://www.shewrites.com/search?q=central central] Paris for the French public to come and pay their last respects. <br> Hundreds of people were seen lining up today at the monument in order to pay their respects to the former leader <br> A large photograph of Chirac was displayed in front of his coffin today, there was an EU flag on one side and on the other a French flag<br> Chirac (pictured above) died at the age of 86 on 26 September and tributes have since been flooding in for the former president<br> Police officers saluted today as Claude Chirac (left) was seen in the funeral convoy as they left their home this afternoon <br> The funeral procession of the French President Jacques Chirac arrives at The 'Hotel des Invalises'.<br><br>Police were seen on all sides of the procession<br> Former French President Jacques Chirac's daughter Claude Chirac, second right, her husband Frederic Salat-Baroux, right, and and their respective children (LtoR) Alexandre Salat-Baroux, Nicolas Salat-Baroux, Esther Salat-Baroux and Martin Rey-Chirac pay their respects at his coffin at the Invalides monument in Paris on Sunday<br> Former French President Jacques Chirac's daughter Claude Chirac (2ndR), her husband Frederic Salat-Baroux (3rdR) and their respective children (LtoR) Alexandre Salat-Baroux, Nicolas Salat-Baroux,Esther Salat-Baroux and Martin Rey-Chirac<br> The French presidency had since Thursday night thrown open the doors of the Elysee Palace for anyone wanting to write in condolence books.<br><br>By the time the doors shut on Saturday evening, 5,000 people had done so. <br>'A page is turning,' said Christine, 60, as she signed the book. 'He had a human side that we don't have in politics today,' added Thibaud, 23.<br>Sunday's events will be followed on Monday by a national day of mourning in France, with a minute of silence to be observed in all public institutions and schools, with a private funeral being held later in the day.<br>Tomorrow morning the coffin will leave the Invalides under military [http://daawrat.com istanbul escort bayan] before arriving at the Saint-Sulpice church for a final memorial service attended by President Emmanuel Macron.<br>The Elysee said some 30 heads of state and government are expected to be present, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.<br><br>Former leaders who worked closely with Chirac, notably including German ex-chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, will also be there.<br> People queue into the evening as they wait to say farewell to former French President Jacques Chirac as the coffin lies in state at the Saint-Louis-des-Invalides cathedral at the Invalides memorial complex in central Paris<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>This afternoon people gathered outside the Saint-Louis-des-Invalides Cathedral in Paris as they waited to attend the public ceremony <br> The hearse transporting Chirac's body can been seen driving past the Grand Palais while many people gather along the streets <br> The French flag was erected on either side of the entrance today as people were pictured arriving at the Saint-Louis-des-Invalides Cathedral<br> The funeral convoy (above) was surrounding by police and security officials today as it made its way to the monument <br> Mourners today held posters of the former leader (left) while the French national flag was at half-mast today on the roof of the Invalides (right)<br>Chirac's successors Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, will also attend as well as Marine Le Penne.<br>Chirac will be buried at the Montparnasse cemetery in southern Paris, next to his daughter Laurence who died in 2016 aged 58 following a battle with anorexia.<br>On Friday thousands flocked to the Elysee Palace to pay tribute to Chirac as the Tricolore flew at half mast and the Eiffel Tower fell into darkness.<br>A minute's silence was held in the French National Assembly soon after, as images of the late statesman were projected onto the Hotel de Ville in Paris.<br>As the day went on mourners arrived at his Parisian home to lay flowers, before thousands queued to write tributes in a condolence book at the Presidential Palace.<br>The Eiffel Tower was plunged into darkness from 7pm as French politicians past and present described him as a 'great Frenchman' who 'embodied France'.<br> The lines of people spanned across the whole of Paris today as they gathered in the city to say a final goodbye to the former leader <br> A man holds up a sign showing the speech former French President Jacques Chirac delivered during the Plenary session of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesbourg on September 2, 2002, which reads 'Our house is burning down and we're blind to it.<br><br>Nature, mutilated and overexploited, can no longer regenerate and we refuse to admit it. Humanity is suffering. It is suffering from poor development, in both the North and the South, and we stand indifferent. The earth and humankind are in danger and we are all responsible'<br> People didn't let the rain bother them in Paris this afternoon as they patiently lined up to pay tribute to the late President <br> After lining up for hours, well wisher were able to see the casket and later sign a book of condolence for the late former President<br>Macron praised Chirac for leading an 'independent and proud France, capable of rising up against an unjustified military intervention'.<br>He was later seen arriving with wife Brigitte at Chriac's former home and being greeted by his son-in-law Frederic Salat-Baroux.<br>Despite his staunch opposition to the Iraq War, which put him at loggerheads with the former PM, Tony Blair hailed Chirac as 'a towering figure in French and European politics over many decades.'<br>Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote on Twitter: 'Jacques Chirac was a formidable political leader who shaped the destiny of his nation in a career that spanned four decades.<br><br>His loss will be felt throughout France, across the generations.'<br>He added in French: 'My sincere condolences to his family, his friends and the French people.'<br> Leader of the French MoDem centrist party Francois Bayrou (pictured bottom right) pays tribute during the memorial this afternoon <br> People were this afternoon pictured signing the book of condolence, some wore all black attire while others opted for a casual jeans and jumper <br>Chirac's death was announced by his son-in-law Frederic Salat-Baroux on Thursday morning.<br>The former leader had suffered a series of heart problems in recent years.<br>In a long career on the French right, Chirac was twice Prime Minister of France before serving as head of state from 1995 to 2007.<br><div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS news" data-version="2" id="mol-38dc4e60-e2b9-11e9-9238-81117cbf5b8b" website of Jacques Chirac is escorted through Paris |
