Alain Delon died on Sunday, at the age of 88, in the village of Douchy, his country estate, where he spent the last years of his life. The actor left behind a huge fortune, which caused passion among his family, British journalists write.
Alain Delon. Source: Almanac Cinema. 1974
“Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, as well as (his dog) Loubo, are deeply saddened to announce the death of their father. He died peacefully at his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family.”shows the statement sent on Sunday by the actor’s family, in which they asked for privacy.
Home of Alain Delon
The locals of the French village of Douchy remember when, in the 70s and 80s, Alain Delon was seen at the local pharmacy, in its only restaurant and sometimes even at the annual celebration of the local school, notes the English publication The Guardian.
“He was always very jovial and enjoyed a joke, but he was not a showman. He did not play the star or the artist here. He was considered a local”, declared a local from the village located 140 kilometers from Paris, quoted by The Guardian.
On Sunday, the people of the village bid farewell to the village’s most famous local by bringing flowers and candles to the gate of his quiet residence.
“Also here, however, in his decline, Delon witnessed the outbreak of sibling tensions earlier this year when, severely diminished by a stroke in 2019 and a slow-growing lymphoma diagnosed in 2022, he was at the center a gust of bitterness. accusations, arguments involving secret recordings and threats of legal action”informs The Guardian.
Journalist Kim Willsher, author of the Douchy report, revealed that the actor’s health had become so fragile that he was largely unaware of the Shakespearean tragedy unfolding around him as the three children evicted Delon’s Japanese companion Hiromi Rollin, from here a year ago and expressed their displeasure in the press and on television.
Alain Delon’s fortune
The children said their father was still lucid, forcing Delon’s lawyer to intervene earlier this year.
Alain Delon in 2013. Wikipedia.
“Delon had a stormy relationship with his two sons, Anthony, 59, whose mother, Nathalie, was his only wife, and Alain-Fabien, 30, whose mother is Rosalie van Breemen, a model and Dutch journalist. Le Monde suggested that Delon’s own troubled childhood left him unable to relate to his sons. Delon was four years old when his parents divorced and he was sent to a foster home. The actor did not hide that he favored his daughter, Anouchka, 33, whose mother is also Breemen and who lives in Switzerland“, notes The Guardian.
“My daughter is the love of my life, maybe a little too much compared to others”Delon would have reported.
A third son, Christian Aaron Boulogne, known as Ari, born from the relationship with the German rock star Nico of the Velvet Underground, the actor never recognized as his son, He died in 2023, aged 60 , affected by long-term drug addiction
“Before Delon’s death, the family confirmed that, in accordance with French law – under which a parent cannot disinherit his children, however estranged or conflicted their relationship may have been, his fortune, which was widely estimated to be between 50 million euros and 300 million euros, it would be divided into four, with 25 percent going to each child. The actor was free to decide what to do with the remaining 25 percent, which he would have left to Anouchka, giving her half of the total fortune. It’s an unfair payment, but one that Delon’s children have said publicly they don’t dispute, insisting their fight wasn’t about money. In February, Anthony said there was no war on succession“, notes the author of the report.
On Sunday, outside the estate that had once been the site of a holiday camp for the children of railway workers, now surrounded by forest, villagers remembered Alain Delon and not his money, as gendarmes kept journalists and television crews at a respectful distance , allowing only mourners to lay flowers, the author of the report showed.
