Beyoncé, Elon Musk, Jeff Koons… it was in front of an audience of prestigious guests that Emmanuel Macron presented the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor to the CEO of the French luxury giant LVMH, Bernard Arnault, on the evening of Wednesday March 13 . A VIP evening during which Mr. Arnault thus acceded to the highest dignity of the Legion of Honor, the Elysée announced on Thursday, confirming information from Politico.
At the helm of the world leader in luxury, Mr. Arnault is today the richest man in the world, with assets estimated at $230 billion, ahead of Elon Musk and his $210 billion, according to the Forbes ranking. Bernard Arnault, who recently entered into exclusive negotiations with the Lagardère group, which passed into the hands of Vincent Bolloré in November 2023, to buy the weekly Paris Match.
Many personalities were present at this ceremony: Beyoncé accompanied by her husband, rapper Jay-Z, American billionaire Elon Musk, head of the Tesla group, as well as Queen Rania of Jordan and contemporary American artist Jeff Koons , according to Politico. On the media side, the presence of Vincent Bolloré, who controls the Canal group and had just come out of a hearing at the National Assembly, was also noted.
The TV boss, questioned about the intense controversy over the voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) caused by a Catholic program on one of his channels, CNews, assured the deputies that he had no “ideological project”. and have nothing of an “Attila”.
On the political side, the ministers of the economy, Bruno Le Maire, of the interior, Gérald Darmanin, of culture, Rachida Dati, as well as the former president Nicolas Sarkozy and the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, were also invited .
