Held at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce, the service introduced collectively the far-right chief’s household and National Rally officers, all protected by tight safety measures.
More than 1,000 folks attended a memorial ceremony for Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France’s principal far-right celebration, the National Rally.
A small crowd arrived on the Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce church in Paris at 11am on Thursday to attend a mass in tribute to Le Pen, who died final week aged 96.
Family members, together with daughters Marie-Caroline, Yann and Marine Le Pen, the latter of whom succeeded him as president of his celebration, joined different National Rally officers and supporters contained in the church. Only round 400 friends have been allowed to enter.
The spectators exterior, principally males, have been confined to the forecourt, the place two large screens broadcast the ceremony reside.
The mass passed off beneath strict surveillance. Le Pen was a extremely polarizing determine and was convicted a number of instances of hateful habits, together with anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence.
A non-public funeral passed off final week in Jean-Marie Le Pen’s hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.
Correction: This article has been edited to point the right time and site of Le Pen’s burial.
