The actor’s eldest son posted three photos of his father on Instagram as a tribute Tuesday morning.
It is a reaction that was highly anticipated. Anthony Delon, the eldest of the siblings, reacted for the first time on social networks to the death of his father, Alain Delon, who passed away on Sunday August 18 at his home in Douchy.
« The child never forgets, because he continues to live in us until our last breath. »Anthony Delon wrote in an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, August 20. The post was accompanied by a message « RIP Papa » (in French, « rest in peace ») and three black and white photos of his father, taken from films. One of these photographs also contains an intimate message. Anthony Delon wanted to share a portrait of his father, where a word is addressed: “To my darling son. Your dad who loves you with all his being ». The eldest of the siblings also wrote the hashtags « dad » et « love » in his Instagram caption, then recalls his father’s dates of birth and death.
Anthony Delon received support in comments from many personalities such as Laura Smet, Johnny Hallyday’s daughter, who wrote: « Courage with you ». « Our sincere condolences dear Anthony »added the singer Anggun while Paul Belmondo, son of Jean-Paul Belmondo wrote “Ave. Toi”, in reference to the line ” Ave Me » by Alain Delon in the film Asterix and Obelix at the Olympic Games.
Her half-brother, Alain-Fabien Delon, went to Douchy this morning and shared in Instagram stories, photographs of the gate of his father’s residence decorated with flowers and drawings. The model accompanied these photos with a caption: ” From Up There I know he sees..Thank you…From the bottom of my heart ». Anouchka Delon has not yet spoken.