France held a public tribute at the Invalides monument in Paris on Sunday for former president Jacques Chirac, who died Thursday at the age of 86. View our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
- Thousands of mourners lined up outside the Paris landmark of Invalides, where France honours its heroes, to pay their respects to the late president whose coffin lay in state, draped in the French flag.
- Visitors paid emotional tributes to the former president, prime minister, lawmaker and Paris mayor, describing Chirac as a unifying figure and praising his opposition to the 2003 Iraq War – his signature foreign policy legacy.
- Organisers said the Invalides would remain open overnight to accommodate the large crowds.
- On Monday, President Emmanuel Macron will preside over military honours for Chirac at a memorial ceremony attended by some 30 heads of state, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
- The former French president will subsequently be buried alongside his daughter Laurence at a private ceremony at Montparnasse cemetery in Paris.
Click on our live blog below to look back on the day's events.
