BBCNEWS BBC News November 30, 2021 17:39:00
She's the first black woman to be remembered in the resting place of france's national heroes. her body will remain buried in monaco, but a symbolic coffin containing handfuls of earth from four places where she lived are in the tomb reserved for her in the pantheon's crypt. the coffin was carried into the building by members of the french air force, commemorating her role in the french resistance during the second world war. let's speak to our correspondent hugh schofield in paris. for those who don't get the significance of this, just explain how important the pantheon is to french life. how...