Jocelyn Wildenstein's fiancé Lloyd Klein is consoled by tearful mourners as they bid a final farewell to the 'Catwoman' billionaire - famed for her love of extreme plastic surgery - at funeral in Paris
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Tearful friends and loved ones have gathered today in Paris to say a final farewell to Swiss socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein. The former billionaire, dubbed ‘catwoman’ due to the many cosmetic procedures she underwent during her lifetime, died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism on New Year’s Eve in the French capital at age 84.
![[Tearful friends and loved ones have gathered today in Paris to say a final farewell to the Swiss socialite]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94436757-14317753-Tearful_friends_and_loved_ones_have_gathered_today_in_Paris_to_s-m-9_1737645085860.jpg)
Her fashion designer partner, Lloyd Klein, 57, cut a solemn figure today as he led mourners through the cemetery wearing black velvet jacket, black trousers and shirt paired with black gloves and his signature sunglasses. He was embraced by dozens of tearful grievers dressed in fashionable outfits before the group of mourners headed into the crematorium.
![[The ‘small and private’ ceremony was held at Père Lachaise Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Paris]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94436755-14317753-image-a-10_1737645134315.jpg)
The ‘small and private’ ceremony was held at Père Lachaise Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Paris and most visited in the world which overlooks the city of lights. The service for Wildenstein, who described herself as an ‘art dealer’, is where a number of famous figures in the art world are laid to rest, including authors Oscar Wilde and Gertrude Stein as well as American singer Jim Morrison.
![[The former billionaire, dubbed ‘catwoman’ due to the many cosmetic procedures she underwent during her lifetime, died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism on New Year’s Eve in the French capital at age 84. Pictured in 2015]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94436921-14317753-image-a-11_1737645138235.jpg)
The graveyard covers around 110 acres in the centre of the French capital and is also where the likes of Edith Piaf, Sarah Berhardt, Molière, Frederic Chopin and Colette rest. Following the ceremony, Wildenstein’s ashes will be taken to Kenya to her ranch at the Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy, where her mother and father’s ashes are also scattered.
![[Pictures of Catwoman Jocelyn were shown to the congregation as grievers bid her a final farewell]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94437329-14317753-image-m-13_1737645253240.jpg)
