Overview
- Her laïque funeral under the dome at Père-Lachaise drew about 600 people on Monday in a ceremony open to the public.
- Colleagues from RTL’s Les Grosses Têtes were out in force, with Laurent Ruquier, Steevy Boulay, Christine Bravo, Michèle Bernier, and Arielle Dombasle among those attending.
- The coffin entered to Fernandel’s song Les gens riaient, performed by Mergault herself, and the crowd applauded as it moved into the hall.
- Laurent Ruquier delivered an emotional eulogy that shared her final text messages and celebrated her humor, as her partner and two adopted daughters stood near her portrait.
- After the service, she was laid to rest at Montmartre, and coverage recalled her March 20 death at 67 from cancer and her 2007 César for Best First Film for Je vous trouve très beau.