Mega-star of the small screen with his 33 years of service at the controls of the JT midday on TF1, Jean-Pierre Pernaut will be entitled to a last tribute away from the cameras. That’s what learned The Parisian, who had access to an internal email sent to journalists and editorial staff of the first French channel.
According to the wishes of the family and relatives of Jean-Pierre Pernaut, no camera will be allowed to enter the Sainte-Clothilde basilica in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, where the ceremony will take place. There will also be no broadcast on the big screen for the public. He will also not be invited to attend the ceremony since only duly registered persons will be able to enter the building. This is also a desire of those close to the legendary presenter of the 13 hours. They want to avoid the presence of “unwanted people”. The same goes for journalists. Only those of TF1 who have previously registered on a list supervised by the high spheres of information of the channel will have access to the celebration.
This will begin at 11 a.m. and will be subject to a security system qualified as“important”. It will be followed by a burial in the strictest privacy, probably in Amiens, his hometown, indicates The Parisian.
TF1 has nevertheless planned to pay tribute to its star presenter this Wednesday. It will be through his 13 hours. This will be extended until 2 p.m. with testimonies collected in the regions and around the basilica where his funeral will have been celebrated.
Among the guests expected in the Sainte-Clothilde basilica, the French newspaper cites the names of Brigitte Macron and Michel Drucker, but also the presence of several Miss France. Remember that the TF1 journalist had married one of them, the Northerner Nathalie Marquay (born in Comines), Miss France in 1987.