On May 28th, Patty Brard posted on Instagram an emotional text by Jan Boerstoel to announce her mother's death that occurred the previous day. The sad news was immediately reported in the media (De Telegraaf, AD, RTL Boulevard, Shownieuws...). The diva's message was illustrated by an old photograph of the Brard family taken during Patty's childhood in the 1960s. Many followers and celebrities (including Samantha Steenwijk. Danny de Munk, Claudia de Breij, Bas Smit, Richard Groenendijk, Tooske Ragas and Bobbi Eden) expressed their condolences.
May Gerda Brard rest in peace.
The May 29th edition of De Telegraaf featured an obituary:
Gerda Brard-Brüning was born on July 27th, 1929 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and later married Ferdinand Brard. The couple had four children: Dennis, Patty, Robert and Debby. At age 11, Patty and her family moved to Rijswijk, the Netherlands. Robert passed away at age 43 due to kidney disease in 2004. Patty's father died six years ago (read the article posted on February 5th, 2015: All About LUV' (past, present, future and more): Patty Brard's father dies at age 90 (luvgirlgroup.blogspot.com)
Gerda's death at age 91 came as no surprise as she suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Patty hasn't appeared for days on SBS6's entertainment news program Shownieuws (where she works as a showbiz expert) to spend a good time with her mother. The TV personality was supposed to have a launch party for her summer collection at Kruidvat but this event was cancelled due to Gerda's passing.
Last year, Patty and her mother reunited after not being on speaking terms for five years (Read the article posted on March 21th, 2020: All About LUV' (past, present, future and more): Patty Brard in De Telegraaf: mother and daughter reunited!!! (luvgirlgroup.blogspot.com)
The former Luv' singer mentioned legal problems with her sister Debby on her travel show on SBS6 with Gordon. (Read the article posted on March 11th, 2020: All About LUV' (past, present, future and more): Patty Brard's legal problems with her sister (luvgirlgroup.blogspot.com) "Due to a very complicated situation, I haven't seen my mother for a long time," she said back then. She explained that she had been legally in conflict with her sister for five years and that she was not allowed to see her mother. She hired Dutch lawyer Bénédicte Ficq to find a solution. The SBS6 diva was accused of stealing money from her father who died five years ago (read the article posted on February 12th, 2015: All About LUV' (past, present, future and more): Patty: family drama!!! (luvgirlgroup.blogspot.com).
Last summer, the Prima Donna and her sibling appeared in court to solve their problems (read the article posted on September 2nd, 2020: All About LUV' (past, present, future and more): Patty Brard faces her sister in court (luvgirlgroup.blogspot.com)
Shortly afterwards, Patty and her daughter Priscilla were on good terms again after 11 years without contact! Read the article posted on September 9th, 2020: All About LUV' (past, present, future and more): Patty and her daughter Priscilla reunited after 11 years without contact! (luvgirlgroup.blogspot.com)
In the last months of Gerda's life, Patty did her best to enjoy every good moment with her mother and daughter. She often shared her joy on social media and in interviews.
Three generations of Brards: Gerda (grandma), Patty (mother) and Priscilla (daughter)
Yesterday, La Brard bade her mother a final farewell during an intimate funeral and posted this beautiful message on Instagram:
Earlier today, Privéflits (entertainment news show on Telegraaf.nl) mentioned the funeral. Click here to watch it.
Source: Patty Brard's Instagram account, De Telegraaf, AD, RTL Boulevard, Shownieuws...
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