Emmanuel Macron was expected this Thursday, January 23 in Aisne and the Thiérache region, but the Elysée services confirmed this Tuesday afternoon at Monaco-Morning that the President of the Republic postponed his trip to attend the funeral of his “ami” and Minister of State of Monaco, Didier Guillaume.
At this stage, we do not know if the President of the Republic will be accompanied by his wife, Brigitte Macron.
Died last Friday at the age of 65 at Nice University Hospital, from consequences “of a dazzling illness”Didier Guillaume was Minister of Agriculture and Food from 2018 to 2020 in France, during the second government of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
Last Friday, President Macron posted this message on “X” upon the announcement of the death of his former minister: “Didier Guillaume is no longer. Former minister, elected official rooted in the Drôme, humanist in the Republic, his commitment to others was like him, vibrant, warm, whole. From Bourg-de-Péage to Monaco. I think of his family . I'm losing a friend.”
“An exemplary servant of the Principality”
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Saluting the memory of his “ami” et “exemplary servant of the Principality”Prince Albert II proclaimed a day of national mourning in the Principality, this Thursday, January 23.
This Monday, the family of Didier Guillaume, the princely government and the Monegasque population observed a minute of silence in his memory on the Rock.
The body of Didier Guillaume rests in the Chapelle de la Miséricorde, on the Rock, where an ardent chapel was erected to allow Monegasques to pray.
This Thursday, the funeral of the Minister of State will be held in Monaco Cathedral, from 11 a.m.
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