Home / PoliticsPoliticsThe New York TimesPoliticsThe New York Times·Jun 6, 2026·1 min readBernadette Chirac, Formidable Ex-First Lady of France, Dies at 93Long seen as the cool, coifed wife of the president, she emerged as a political player in her own right, as well as a relentless champion of charities.View original source — The New York Times ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesPoliticsThe GuardianPoliticsJun 6, 2026 · 1 minBernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies aged 93The GuardianHealthRFIHealthJun 6, 2026 · 1 minBernadette Chirac, France’s formidable former first lady, dies aged 93RFIPoliticsSouth China Morning PostPoliticsJun 6, 2026 · 1 minBernadette Chirac, formidable French first lady dubbed ‘last queen of France’, dies at 93South China Morning PostPoliticsStuffPoliticsJun 6, 2026 · 1 minBernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France who built power of her own, dies at 93Stuff
PoliticsThe GuardianPoliticsJun 6, 2026 · 1 minBernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies aged 93The Guardian
HealthRFIHealthJun 6, 2026 · 1 minBernadette Chirac, France’s formidable former first lady, dies aged 93RFI
PoliticsSouth China Morning PostPoliticsJun 6, 2026 · 1 minBernadette Chirac, formidable French first lady dubbed ‘last queen of France’, dies at 93South China Morning Post
PoliticsStuffPoliticsJun 6, 2026 · 1 minBernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France who built power of her own, dies at 93Stuff