jean-marie le pen: vive la france. ian: jean-marie le pen became infamous for claiming that the gas chambers in nazi concentration camps were "a detail of history." but after a year and a half in the front national, the portheaults realized that marine le pen's views weren't so different from her father's. marine le pen: i've been answering this question for 30 years, and i've always been very clear on this subject. for me, the gas chambers aren't a detail of history, they're a symbol. reporter: political scientist nonna mayer says marine le pen won't break completely with her father's views for fear of putting off right-wing supporters. nonna mayer: marine was always jean-marie's favourite, the daughter who never betrayed him. he systematically helped her get where she is today -- against the wishes of the old guard. many of them were against her because they felt she was too left-wing and didn't embody the right-wing nationalism they defend. reporter: the portheaults soon felt the ire of the right-wing nationalists du

reporter: even before the decision was made, jean-marie le pen refused to attend his hearing saying it was undignified and vowed to return to politics. quest will you consider retiring from politics? mr. le pen: no,. reporter: he found himself kicked out of the party he founded 43 years ago and could also find itself stripped of his titles. >> i think it's a betrayal. i'm ashamed that the president of the national front party bears my surname and i hope she loses it as rapidly as possible. i don't want the national front party to be called le pen. reporter: the decision comes after they were diverting views. last month, he rehashed comments he made in the 1980's, describing the nazi gas chambers as a detail of history. and he has made disparaging comments against a french singer living in a white world. >> we are here today because of him. reporter: marine le pen has adopted a more moderate party line in attempt to more supporters. the latest move could be seen as opposed to 22016 presidential debate. but john murray said he would -- jean-louis -- jean-marie le pen said he would fight

clovis: party supporters still appreciate very much jean-marie le pen despite the comments he has made in the past few years and that he repeated recently, saying, for instance, that the nazi gas chambers were merely a detail of history and that french historians judged a bit too severely the french leader that worked in collaboration with nazi germany. those words, those comments infuriated national front heavyweights and his daughter marine le pen, the current leader, who is trying to un-demonize the party, make it more acceptable in order to get into power. during the pen is trying to put her father aside because she knows he brings -- marine le pen is trying to put her father aside, because she knows he brings bad publicity. that's why jean-marie le pen for once did not address supporters during this rally, even though he was the one who came up with the idea of the far right taking to the streets of paris every may 1, back in 1988. molly: thank you for that report. now milan's world fair officially opens today, the first global exhibition since shanghai hosted five years ago. the

the founder of the french far right national front, jean-marie le pen, has been suspended from the party. anchor: this comes after he refused to hear a this -- refused to attend a disciplinary hearing regarding his views that nazi gas chambers were a detailed history. he has been involved with a dispute with a daughter who has been trying to distance the group from its anti-semitic image. something little more pleasant -- written's oil baby has a name -- buckingham palace palace has just announced she will be called princes charlotte elizabeth diana. anchor: princes william and -- prince william and his wife, kate, say it honors both the child's mother and grandmother. she received her first military honors at the tender age of two days old. anchor: traditional gun salutes were fired near tower bridge and hyde park in london. stay with us. we will be right back. >> shaken, not stirred. are you sure? dirty water is the only drink millions of children have and 3000 of them die every day. please get involved. make your donation on unicef.de. anchor: welcome back. nigeria plus military says