Cinema legend Alain Delon, who died at 88, will be buried on Saturday, August 24, a Catholic priest who is to officiate at the service told Agence France-Presse. Jean-Michel Di Falco, a former bishop in the southeastern city of Gap, said he had been asked by the actor to hold the funeral service.
The funeral will take place in Douchy-Montcorbon, a village in central France where he spent his final years, according to CNews and BFM-TV, who first reported the date.
Delon had said he did not want a national memorial event, but rather a burial near his dogs in Douchy. Such a burial on private property requires, however, special permission from local authorities.
France has been paying homage to Delon, one of the country's biggest stars. He was one of the last living legends of a golden era for French cinema in the 1960s. While he had legions of fans around the world, his personal life and political opinions divided opinion.
In 2023, his three children filed a complaint against his live-in assistant Hiromi Rollin, accusing her of harassment and threatening behavior. The siblings went on to wage a public battle in the media and the courts, arguing over his health, which worsened after a stroke in 2019.