“Soon I will no longer be here”, Brigitte Macron, Muriel Robin, Claude Chirac witnesses a touching speech by Line Renaud

In 2018, Line Renaud founded the Line Renaud-Loulou Gasté Endowment Fund in favor of medical research. Every year since then, the 96-year-old actress has awarded a prize to a researcher as well as a sum of money to help him in his scientific progress. For this year 2024, it was awarded to Professor Caroline Robert, in addition to a check for 100,000 euros.

This Monday, November 25, took place the sixth ceremony organized in Paris by Line Renaud. Surrounded by her two loving daughters, Claude Chirac and Muriel Robin, Line Renaud gave a very moving speech. “Soon, I will no longer be here. (…) We never love life as much as when we are about to leave it.” she said to her gueststells our colleagues from Le Parisien.

Line Renaud: a committed life

“You know, my life as an artist fulfilled me, but my life as an activist especially upset me. And tonight I'm really upset!” she declared at the Maison de la Recherche in Paris. Actress and singer, Line Renaud has appeared in 86 films and television films and published more than twenty albums in an 80-year career.

Talented but also committed artist. Line Renaud has been the co-founder and vice-president of the Sidaction association since 1994.which fights against HIV. Every year a fundraising event takes place. In recent years, Line Renaud has spoken out a lot in favor of the end of life and the law regarding assisted dying. in dignity for patients with incurable diseases, when the subject has been on the table several times in France. Activism which actually dates back twenty years ago following the death of his mother.

Last March, to Libération, she said to herself “so happy“that President Emmanuel Macron wishes to change the legislation and the parliamentary debate in May.

Brigitte Macron speaks on the Gisèle Pélicot affair

Brigitte Macron was also invited to this evening chaired by Line Renaud. It is in this context that the First Lady spoke to BFMTV about the Mazan rape trial. She assured all women of her support.

While the sentence of 20 years of criminal imprisonment was requested against Dominique Pélicot, Emmanuel Macron's wife ruled that “this trial was essential. Things had to be said and they are..”