Alain Delon: his poignant tribute to his ex-wife Nathalie, who died two years ago

Two years ago, the world of cinema was in mourning. Anthony Delon had announced sad news: his mother Nathalie, the only woman that actor Alain Delon had married, died at the age of 79 from pancreatic cancer. “My mother died this morning at 11 a.m., in Paris, surrounded by her loved ones. She died of cancer fast“, he told AFP. For his part, the icon of French cinema mourned the loss of his ex-wife, with whom he had remained very close. “I am very sad. I also feel sorry for my son and my three little girls.“, he said in a statement sent to AFP. “Nathalie was my first wife and the only Madame Delon. We got married in 1964. We stayed in constant contact. We saw each other often. I was part of her life, she was part of mine. We were still together at Christmas. We took pictures together, the last ones (…) It always hurts me a lot when those I loved leave.” Two years later, the death of his ex-wife continues to upset him.

“With you, I understood that the passion could be infinite“

Like last year, Alain Delon once again saluted the memory of his one and only wife, Nathalie, through a tender message sent to AFP this Saturday, January 21. “With you, I had my first son, Anthony, with you, I understood that the passion could be infinite… 2 years already… I miss you, if only you knew…“, can we read in a text unveiled by the journalist Jean-François Guyot. The 87-year-old actor is not the only one to have had a tender thought for the late actress. His son, Anthony Delon, also paid tribute to his missing mother. “They say that with time it passes. I know it’s true. Only here, for the moment, the magic does not operate at all. Two years already. I miss you more than ever“, he wrote on his Instagram account this Saturday, January 21.

Nathalie Delon, the only woman he married

After having lived a beautiful romance with the late Romy Schneider, Alain Delon married Francine Canovas, better known as Nathalie Delon, in August 1964 in La Ville-aux-Clers, in the Loir-et-Cher. The couple moved to the United States and welcomed their only son, Anthony, before divorcing in February 1969. Despite their separation, the two actors remained on good terms for the well-being of their child and were close until Nathalie’s death on January 21, 2021.

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