Emotional Celine Dion leads second day of mourning for her late husband: Star bids farewell to René Angélil after 22-year-marriage in touching public funeral….
Emotional Celine Dion leads second day of mourning for her late husband: Star bids farewell to René Angélil after 22-year-marriage in touching public funeral
Support: Teen son René Charles has been a tower of strength to his superstar mother both in Friday’s funeral and Thursday’s memorial service
The service was broadcast on giant screens outside the Basilica – the church where the couple was married in December 1994 – and flags across Quebec will remain at half-mast throughout the day.
Dion entered the service surrounded by family and placed a rose touchingly on the casket while being comforted by her eldest child. There also appeared to be a small pillow holding the couple’s wedding bands.
Angélil’s adult son Patrick paid tribute to him with a eulogy in French and was followed by René Charles.
‘He never missed a chance to tell us he loved us. Now, more than ever, we realize how exceptional it was to have a father who never hesitated to say those so precious words,’ The Toronto Star translated.