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Disappeared on January 17 from a devastating illness, Didier Guillaume leaves behind the Principality of Monaco in mourning. Prince Albert therefore wanted to pay tribute to him, we learn in “Monaco-Matin” this Saturday, January 18.
Sad news for the Rock. On Friday January 17, the inhabitants of Monaco learned of the death of Didier Guillaume, Minister of State who took office on September 2, close friend of Albert II. Died following a devastating illness, the politician was hospitalized in Nice, where he breathed his last. The announcement was made by the Principality in a press release testifying to the sadness of the husband of Charlene of Monaco. The latter then made a decision as unprecedented as it was loaded with meaning.
Indeed, in Monaco-Morning this Saturday, January 18, Prince Albert II expressed his mourning, regretting the death of a “friend, someone I really like and count on”. Saying “deeply touched by the death of a man of commitment and heart”the father of Jacques and Gabriella subsequently decreed that a day of national mourning would be organized on January 23 in the Principality, the date of the funeral of the deceased. A symbolic decision, which will offer all the inhabitants of Le Rocher the opportunity to pay a final tribute to Didier Guillaume.
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Born in Drôme in 1959, Didier Guillaume has held the position of Minister of State (head of government) in Monaco since September 2, 2024. A position he held at the request of Albert II after having been a member, under the presidency of Emmanuel Macron, of the second government of Édouard Philippe. He was then Minister of Agriculture and Food. Died at the age of 65, he left behind a vivid political legacy. Many political figures were keen to pay tribute to his memory, such as former senator Jean Besson who said he was crying “a friend, a big brother”or even the mayor of Bourg-de-Péage, Nathalie Nieson, who underlined her “remarkable dedication”. He has also been described as a “lover of sport in general and rugby in particular” by Marie-Hélène Thoraval, the various right-wing mayor of Romans-sur-Isère, while the president of Drôme, Marie-Pierre Mouton, spoke about the personality “warm and endearing” of this “man of character”.
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
