French President Emmanuel Macron hailed Brigitte Bardot as a "legend of the century" embodying "a life of freedom" following her death. A Saint-Tropez resident recalled Bardot as a kind friend who helped people, remembering her for 30 years. Bardot, who lived with her animals in Saint-Tropez, had expressed a wish to be buried in her garden, but the local prefecture stated no such request had been received.