Ah, thank you so much for the picture of the bow head dress. I couldn’t find a good picture of one.
However, there is no longer any doubt that it is Yvonne wearing it in the photo in front of St. Trophime.
Regarding inheritance — why do you say it is not a problem if the store belonged to Jeanne’s husband? Under French law, the husband would have had to pay taxes on the deceased wife’s half of their common property. The store would have fallen into that category.
Finally, Jean-Pierre Daniel had recently confirmed his story:
The author of the book, Jean-Pierre Daniel, says that a controller of insurance companies, looking into the life annuity signed by the centenary, had already found a fraud.
“But at the time Jeanne Calment was already considered a national idol. This official questioned his administration, who replied that it was necessary to continue paying the rent. There was no question of making a scandal with the dean of the French,” he told AFP.