France – Royal News Blog

Returning to France

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Cinderella

Ring belonging to Joan of Arc is sold at auction

American billionaire sells his Napoleon III collection

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Cinderella

American billionaire Christopher Forbes has decided to auction off his collection of items from the Second French Empire. Here Forbes is shown standing between portraits of French emperor Napoleon III and his wife, Empress Eugénie.

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A royal plate

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Cinderella

The Daily Mail reports, “An unremarkable porcelain dish… has sold for £84,000 after it was found to be from the court of King Louis XV.”

Palace Pompadour

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Cinderella

A royal chateau restored by a press-shy philanthropist

French queen's shoes sold

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Cinderella

Marie Antoinette’s slippers sell for 62,000 euros (video)

Betrothed at age three

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Cinderella

A tremendously interesting post from novelist Catherine Delors’ blog, Versailles and More:

Marie-Anne-Victoire, the Infanta-Queen: Louis XV’s little fiancee

The Princesse and the president

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Cinderella

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