Charles de Gaulle retired as an earl and died in November. He wished a simple funeral for himself: he would be buried in his village in a seventy-two dollar oak coffin, borne to his grave by his fellow villagers-a butcher's assistant, a cheesemaker, and a farmhand.
charles de gaulle retired as an earl and died in november he wished a simple funeral for himself he would be buried in his village in a seventy two dollar oak coffin borne to his grave by his fellow villagers a butcher s assistant a cheesemaker and a farmhand