Brigitte Bardot inheritance row deepens after private letter leaked

BBC News Wednesday 04 November 2026, 16:31 UTC 1 min read

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In the letter, the late French actress says her partner Bernard de Chiara was "incapable" of giving "support, a tenderness, a presence".

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