Charles de Gaulle Memorial

High angle view of the memorial service for late former French President General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, November 12, 1970. Rows of dignitaries and soldiers stand at attention as a priest conducts the choir from behind the altar. First row, starting from fifth left, King Baudouin of Belgium (1930 - 1993), unidentified, Prince Rainier III of Monaco (1923 � 2005), Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1909 � 2004), unidentified, and Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (1892 � 1975). Prince Charles, Prince of Wales stands in the second row, over Selassie�s right shoulder. Across the aisle, is President of Madagascar Philibert Tsiranana (1910 - 1978), President of Ivory Coast Felix Houphouet-Boigny (1905 - 1993), Senegalese President Leopold Sedar Senghor (1906 - 2001), President of Niger Hamani Diori (1916 - 1989), Austrian President Franz Jonas (1899 - 1974), Israeli President Zalman Shazar (1889 - 1974), Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, American President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994), and Marshal of Poland Marian Spychalski (1906 - 1980). Since de Gaulle had requested that no presidents or ministers attend his funeral, the memorial was held for statesmen at Notre Dame, while the funeral took place in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)