Family bid adieu to former French leader Giscard in intimate ceremony


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  • Saturday, 05 Dec 2020

A woman holds a picture of late former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing as she arrives for his funeral in Authon, France, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

AUTHON, France (Reuters) - The family of Valery Giscard d'Estaing bid farewell to the former French president in an intimate funeral service in his home village on Saturday.

Giscard's coffin was carried to the church in Authon, central France, by four pall bearers, draped in the flags of France and the European Union.

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