The funeral of Michel Blanc took place on October 10 at the Saint-Eustache church. To be able to access the ceremony, Ramatoulaye Diop, his partner, set up a code name.
After the sudden death by Michel Blanc from the sequels of heart problems and an allergic reaction, his funeral took place on October 10, at the Saint-Eustache church in Paris.
And to be able to enter the church, you had to give a code name : it’s an initiative of his partner Ramatoulaye Diop to filter entry to the ceremony.
A code name to participate in the Michel Blanc ceremony
The members of the
Splendid were present during the ceremony: Gérard Jugnot, Christian Clavier, Josiane Balasko, Thierry Lhermitte, Marie-Anne Chazel and Bruno Moynot had difficulty
hide their emotions. To return, they gave a code name, a system of his late companion
Ramatoulaye Diop to regulate entry into the church.
However, admirers of the actor also had this famous code. “This fan with goggles worn on the blue slopes even had the privilege, not even due to a misunderstanding, to conclude by walking to the coffin at the end of the ceremony.” had specified The Parisian. In Galathe word has been revealed: it is the name of his favorite wine. The word must have made everyone laugh a lot. 250 people present.
Moving confidences during the funeral
Some participants agreed to share some secrets, like Martin Lamotte. “We lost a great friend and then a great actor. For now, I can’t tell you more (…) It was important for me to be here today. His death was a surprise to everyone, we are never safe from that.
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Josiane Balasko, her long-time friend, judged the ceremony “very beautiful.” “I think he would have liked it, there is decorum, music and a lot of people he loved.” expressed the actress in front of the cameras present. Actress Isabelle Mergault also spoke to BFMTV : “He was a very kind person. It’s a real shock. We will miss him. He was a very dignified, very modest person. Very warm and he rarely showed it. For my first film, it was extraordinary. He was fully involved.”
