the people we have seen at this ,ervicice, both inside thehe chh the spanning of political generationsns, all i in that same church. and yet, also here on the outside, among the ordinary members of the french public. as i glanceded to my right and look at them right now, there are thousands here of all ages,, all generatitions. there is the occasional punctuate of a few applause is. .- applause it is a crowd that has been on riveted by the ceremony. a hushed crowd, taking it all in. a ceremony of jacques chirac who was in many wage -- ways larger than like. i think a ceremony that will lead people both inside and outside of the service very satisfied. >> they mentiononed it atat both sides of the political -- they mentioned it. both sides of the political spectrum represented. one person was notable for her absence. maryry le pen. >> we talklk about that alalrea. not to make too much of t the polilitical absences on this da. officially, the french presidency did invite marine le , in theary le pen desire to be inclusive of all of society. even parties that the president himself may fierc