Daniel Balavoine: In the helicopter where he lost his life, the son of an influential figure of the cinema was also present, his mother tells

His Countess title, Albina du Boisrouvray did not do. Count Guy de Boisrouvray’s daughter – whose cousin was none other than Germain cousin of Prince Rainier III monaco – was illustrated by Simon Patino. a great Bolivian tin magnate. Having several strings to her bow, the interested party illustrated above all as an activist, journalist, author and film producer. If in the 1960s she brilliantly launched in daniel balavoine: helicopter where he the production of films. her destiny led her to help the poorest in the four corners of the globe following the brutal and tragic disappearance of her only son François-Xavier Bagnoud Born from his marriage to Bruno Bagnoud.

At the time. at the time of the drama on January 14, 1986, the young man officiated as that aeronautical pilot and engineer. Unfortunately. he will find death at just 24 years old during a helicopter flight in the Malian desert (during the Paris-Dakar Editor’s note). On board with him was also singer Daniel Balavoine, who went like others on a humanitarian mission in Mali. “”I was calcined by the flames. emotionally cremated“, She wrote in her work the Courage to live as reported – this Thursday, July 17 – The teams of Libération who were able to talk to her. “”When François had his accident. I was just saying daniel balavoine: helicopter where he to myself: ‘he no longer needs me, he is time to devote myself to something else ‘“.

Albina du Boisrouvray. a countess in the service of others

After this long and terrible period of mourning, Albina du Boisrouvray will then be asked by Bernard Kouchner, one of his intimate friends For a mission in Lebanon, then at war. For two years. the bereaved mother will volunteer for doctors of the world “where the pain of the mother echoes, stammers or at least the distracted of hers“. By fully helping her neighbor, the latter also has found meaning in his life after the loss of her child. On behalf of his son. François -Xavier, Albina du Boisrouvray decided – without wounding – to put her immense fortune in the most deprived service!

Reason forR which she created the FXB Foundation in 1989. To the initials of the latter who daniel balavoine: helicopter where he claims to have improved the daily life of thousands of people in just three decades. Although Albina du Boisrouvray has gluned countless prices thanks to her brilliant humanitarian career, she never boasts. Having a heart on hand in addition to being very humble. the famous 84 -year -old philanthropist likes to share countless anecdotes on the meetings that have marked her, on her social networks in particular. “”When I saw the gaze of the first children we helped, smiling, full of joy, their happiness rose mine. I gave them love that the disappearance of François deprived me of sharing“. she said to the teams of Vanity Fair in 2023.