Today is the late Jane Birkin’s birthday. The English-born singer, actress, and fashion icon died in 2023, and this weekend, her adoptive hometown of Paris honored her legacy by renaming the “passerelle des Douanes” to “passerelle Jane Birkin.”
The newly-named Jane Birkin Footbridge is the oldest bridge crossing the Canal Saint-Martin, in Paris’ 10th arrondissement. Birkin’s daughters Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon each gave a speech at the renaming ceremony, where they also unveiled a sign that reads in French “singer, actress, director.” See clips and photos of that ceremony below.
