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Catherine Pgard, the secrets of her longevity at the Palace of Versailles

2023-01-23T17:02:27.699Z


SURVEY – Appointed in 2011, to the presidency of the domain, she has been acting in her position for two years. The government is trying to maintain it until the Olympics. She will then be 70 years old.


What a mess!

For nearly two years now, the future of Catherine Pegard, president of the Versailles estate, has been scrutinized by cultural circles, everyone losing themselves in conjecture.

Didn't the President of Versailles turn 68 this summer, a year older than the cut-off age to run a public establishment?

And was she not due to complete her mandate last March?

A week ago, when 300 people were expected in the Grande Halle de la Villette to receive greetings from the Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, the latter added a piece to the jukebox.

“Catherine Pgard has done a remarkable job and continues to innovate, as with the new arts and crafts campus.

In 2024, the Versailles estate will be an important site for the Olympic Games, so I would find it legitimate for her to stay until that date

, ”she said in an interview with

Le Monde

the same morning.

Read alsoChâteau de Versailles: a succession that is long overdue

Everyone then understood that the Minister of Culture was not speaking…

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Source: lefigaro

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