Men carry the coffin of late French singer Johnny Hallyday at the end of the La Madeleine Church after the funeral ceremony on December 9, 2017 in Paris. Photo: ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFPThe family of late French rocker Johnny Hallyday prepared Sunday to bury him on the Caribbean island of St Barts, a millionaire’s paradise where the singer had a holiday home.
The star, who died of lung cancer on Wednesday aged 74, had asked to be laid to rest there in a choice that has disappointed some fans who would have preferred his grave to be more accessible on the mainland.
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Paris on Saturday to watch his white coffin, escorted by some 700 bikers, travel down the Champs Elysees in what was a state funeral in all but name.
The coffin left Paris on Sunday morning on a Boeing 757 with 62 passengers onboard, including his wife Laeticia and their two children who will lead a private burial ceremony on Monday.
Around a dozen fans were at the airport as the plane took off.
Hallyday To Be Buried On Caribbean Island
