Scarred by the disappearance of his mother ten years ago, Roman de Kermadec never shows up. But this Monday, July 24, he was present at his grandmother’s funeralJane Birkin, in Paris. Surrounded by his aunts and cousins, the son of Kate Barry could not hide his pain, at the entrance to the Saint-Roch church. He had been the first to come to his bedside when his death was announced on July 16. What has become of him since his last appearance at the funeral of his mother, who gave birth to him when she was only 20 years old?
Jane Birkin’s eldest grandchild is forever marked by the first drama of his childhood, the death of his father, Pascal de Kermadec, addicted to drugs, before his eyes when he was four years old. Twelve years later, another tragedy darkens her life: the disappearance of Kate Barry, on December 11, 2013, after a fall from her Parisian apartment. However, the grandson of Jane Birkin, orphan has always remained close to his aunt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and his maternal grandmother, that he used to proudly call “granny” on his Instagram account.
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In the shadow of the women of his famous clan, Like his mother – the most discreet of the Birkin sisters – Roman de Kermadec seems to prefer absolute discretion to light. Without giving further details on social networks, the now thirty-year-old continues filming behind his camera. supporter of the saying “To live happy, live hidden”, the father of the family (according to his Instagram account) shares very little of his life: “To agree to give your face to the other, you need a confidence that I do not have. As a child, I was photographed a lot. It must have left something”, said his mother, as related Release in 2012. Proof is, the 36-year-old man photographed devastated at his mother’s funeral, did not gave no interview Since.
Still bruised by the disappearance of her first daughter, Jane Birkin has, for her part, always done her best to preserve her grandson Roman: “His death changed my life, that of his sisters and his son too”, she confided in Gala in 2019. Alone, the great love of Serge Gainsbourg separated from his house to getting closer to Kate Barry’s son in 2018: “It’s spooky, this big house, now that my grandchildren are grown up or far away. By selling it, I will be able to take an 85 m² for my dog Dolly and me, and an apartment for the son of my daughter Kate”, she added.
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