[5] During World War II Céline expressed controversial views about the collaborationist regime in France; in September 1944 he and Lucette fled to Germany to escape retaliation.

[citation needed] Only thirty people attended the funeral, including Marcel Aymé, Claude Gallimard, Roger Nimier, Robert Poulet, Jean-Roger Caussimon, and Lucien Rebatet.

[citation needed] Destouches began to teach classical dance.

[citation needed] Destouches was initially quite opposed to Marie Canavaggia's translations and the publications of Rigodoon and anti-Semitic works written by Céline, such as Bagatelles pour un massacre, L'École des cadavres, and Les Beaux Draps,[7] but finally agreed in 2017.

[9] On her 100th birthday in 2012, Destouches had a series of texts by David Alliot written in her honor, titled Madame Céline.