René Angélil's funeral will be held on Friday, 22nd January, in Montreal - Canada.
His obituary reads."According to his final wishes, his funeral will be held at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, where 21 years ago, he chose to marry the one who will remain as the great love of his life, the artist for which he had the most respect, the woman who gave him light and happiness until his very last breath," .
His obituary reads."According to his final wishes, his funeral will be held at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, where 21 years ago, he chose to marry the one who will remain as the great love of his life, the artist for which he had the most respect, the woman who gave him light and happiness until his very last breath," .
Angélil's and Celine met when the singer was 12-years of age, Angelil become her mentor having predicted she would become a world star.
The manager/singer relationship thereafter blossomed into romance and the duo got married in 1994.
Upon learning that her husband had cancer, Celine Dion famously halted her musical career in 1999, at the height of her success, she returned to the music industry in 2002.
Reports says Angélil passed in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer on Thursday, 14th January, on the eve of his 74th birthday.