Unfortunately, the usual silly falsehoods about the Queen accompany the description of her shoe. From Courthouse News Service:
An elegant white shoe made of silk and goat leather that belonged to Marie-Antoinette, France’s last queen before the 1789 revolution, goes up for auction on Sunday, the auctioneers said. The 8.8-inches shoe, adorned with four ribbons near its tip, is in good condition apart from slight wear of the silk, the Osenat auction house said. The reserve price is 8,000 to 10,000 euros ($9,450 to $11,800). In the throes of the French Revolution the shoe ended up in the possession of Marie-Emilie Leschevin, a close friend of the queen’s head chambermaid, and whose husband later died by the guillotine during the French Revolution. Her family held on to it for generations before it came to auction 227 years after her death. (Read more.)
UPDATE: Shoe was sold, HERE.
3 comments:
When I read anything about the Queen, what is always upset me is... is there will be even a single time they didn't say about "Let them eat cake" in at least a single part in a way to possibly more misunderstanding people. And about beheading her like what they want to see no matter what right or wrong.
I've bought your book and in progress of reading it.
Anyway there're something still bother me. Did you know "Elena Maria Vidal" what people and wiki saying about you? Yes, like others in the world who try to solve about Queen Marie, have been called "Defender" as an insult.(me too... from junk comments on youtube)
And I even try to contact priest at church in my region, but they're now busy everytime I visited.
I Still thinking... sorry for this but... What if all scandals, misunderstanding , misfortunate of our Queen and most react about her in even out time now... Is God really support us or he decide these was right and not help or even blocking our way to stand up for her.
(Sorry to say... I've lost so many faith or even hope for long.)
Even in my country now, people still believe in illegal revolution and happy for fake news that will destroy Royal family and Royalist and even use French model of it.
...Is there still any place for her name, and for us in this world.
My dear Camille,
This is a very difficult time for people of faith, because we see the apparent triumph of those who lie and commit fraud. Remember that our dear Queen Marie-Antoinette is in Heaven and is beyond all the foolish things people say about her. That she is still used as an example for those who plot revolution is very sad and that's why we must keep trying to educate people. Do not be discouraged by what you see in the media since journalists are among the most uneducated people and write silly things all the time. All they have to do is go to Wikipedia to find out that Marie-Antoinette never said "Let them eat cake." But they are too lazy and ignorant. I do not mind that I am called a "defender" of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. They can write that on my tombstone; it would be an honor. It requires great strength of character to stand for the truth when the world loves falsehood. Let us ask God to help us have strength.
Thank you.
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