'I feel his love in this room Celine Dion breaks down in tears as she pays tribute to her late husband Rene Angelil at Las Vegas memorial in honour of his life. Celine Dion battled with her grief as she returned to Caesars Palace's Colosseum in Las Vegas on Wednesday to celebrate the life of her late husband Rene Angelil It's been three weeks since the music producer and manager - who had been battling throat cancer since 1998 - died two days shy of his 74th birthday but she could feel his love in the room. And as the show drew to a close the 47-year-old singer appeared to buckle under the weight of her emotions, as she broke down in tears while paying a tender tribute to mon amour my love