Franco Alfonso, a Palermitan known in Italy as the barber of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, has passed away at the age of 85. For over twenty years, Mattarella had been a loyal customer of his. His salon was located in the central Via Catania in Palermo. Franco was a man of other times and had the trust of many prominent figures. He opened his shop 61 years ago and over the years he welcomed thousands of people on his ancient leather armchairs.
Franco Alfonso, the president’s hairdresser, was mentioned by Mattarella himself during a famous unofficial interview broadcast on television during the Covid-19 emergency. On that occasion, the president, struggling with an unruly quiff, revealed that he too had not been able to go to his barber like all the other Italians.
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