And then everyone thought for a moment about their own family: our reporter saw how daughter Celien got the room silent at Margriet Hermans’ funeral.

The entire funeral of Margriet Hermans (72) was livestreamed, but standing among the hundreds of attendees: that was something else, our reporter noted on the spot. “The euthanasia was started and your iconic words ‘allez, salut hey men’ will resonate forever,” said daughter Celien during one of the many moving moments. The full report of the ‘last show’ of Flanders’ most generous laugh.

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