Her friend, Gabrielle Crawford, spoke about her friend, Jane Birkin at her house in Normandy. “We spent weekends and vacations there together for years. Jane was always cold. When she arrived, we would make a fire in the fireplace. She would put on my old coat and we would watch movies. Jane was loved by the people from here.” she confides to
Paris Match.
The photographer was a close friend of Jane Birkin, who died on July 16, 2023.”I first met Jane in 1964 for a photo of the 1965 Daily Mail class of girls to watch, of which I was one. I was the least known of all. From then on, we spoke daily, sometimes several times a day, for over fifty years.”
Jane Birkin targeted by burglary attempts: her friend broken
Indeed, her friend was shocked by the burglary attempts after the death of Jane Birkin: “After his death, I returned to his apartment on rue d’Assas, in Paris. There were two burglary attempts, one after the other.”
she recalls before discussing their last moments.
“She came to pick me up by taxi at Montparnasse station in Paris. We had lunch together. Jane was pale. I was supposed to go to London for my birthday, but I asked him to stay. She didn’t want to hear anything and walked me back to the taxi. She said, ‘See you soon.’ I received a message from her, while I was in the Eurostar departure lounge: ‘Thanks for stopping by.’ She always did it.
I was in London on Sunday when his housekeeper called me to tell me he had died. “
Gabrielle Crawford thinks of Jane Birkin’s daughters
Gabrielle Crawford also thinks of Jane Birkin’s children: Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon : “I am only a witness and I think of his daughters. Charlotte was filming when Lou and I emptied Jane’s house in Brittany. The mansion was filled with all his life. It was terribly hard for Lou.” she remembers.
The actress was very close to her children, and also to her daughter, Kate Barry, who died from a mysterious fall in 2013.
“Charlotte and Lou are part of my family. I’ve known them my whole life. I promised Jane I would look after them. I will keep my promise. Jane always wanted to protect Kate, Charlotte and Lou. She didn’t want to talk to them about her illness to preserve them. But, each time, they guessed.”
