Attendees, including French activist Jean-Baptiste Redde, also known as Voltuan holding a placard reading "Animals thank Brigitte Bardot stand next to wreaths of flowers around Bardot's grave at the marine cemetery, following the funeral ceremony of late French actress Brigitte Bardot, with a view of the Mediterranean Sea in the background in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on December 28, 2025 aged 91. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)