Twenty-five years after the event, Chanel, then residing in Switzerland, confided to her friend, Paul Morand, "His death was a terrible blow to me.
Njëzet e pesë vjet pas ngjarjes, Chanel, atëherë banuese në Zvicër, ia besoi shokut të saj, Paul Morand: "Vdekja e tij ishte një goditje e tmerrshme ndaj meje.