SAD… Ex French President dies of memory loss at 86

Former French president, Jacques Chirac , has died. He was aged 86.

ROYAL NEWS gathered that for several years he had suffered from memory loss said to be linked to a form of Alzheimer’s disease or to the minor stroke that he had while in office.

Chirac, who was head of state from 1995 to 2007, boasted one of the longest continuous political careers in Europe – twice president, twice prime minister and 18 years as mayor of Paris.