Queen and Emperor Visit Boulogne as Empress Misses Paris
The Empress cannot accompany due to delicate health. The Queen rode ashore via crimson velvet steps while the Emperor saluted and Prince Albert helped her. Boulogne spectators and Boulogne priests observed the scene as the royal party toured France amid public cheers. The Queen wore a drab silk dress with white stripes and blue mantle. The Emperor’s carriage and a special 40,000 franc carriage for the Queen drew admiration. The Boulogne maire issued a circular restricting bouquets and petitions to avoid disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulogne
Prince Albert
France
Taok
Poiscardes
Hotel du Nord
Brosque
England
Crowds Show Forbearance as Charenton Girls Greet Queen Victorious
A crowd-friendly scene unfolds as young Charenton girls, in white with chaplets, are carried through the dense crowd to honor the Queen. Medals bearing Victoria and Albert are sold alongside a promotional biography, while the Imperial cortège proceeds slowly toward the Madeleine amid cheerful spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeunes Filles de Charenton
Madeleine
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Kengington Gardens
Queen's visit to Beaux Arts Exposition in Paris
The Imperial and Royal party toured the Exposition des Beaux Arts visiting halls for French Belgian Prussian and Dutch Swiss works. The Queen wore a white bonnet and lace mantelet while the Emperor praised her. crowds cheered Vive la Reine as the group viewed paintings sculptures and a grand Paris panorama.
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Tite
National Gallery
France
Napoleon
Art Department
Prince Albert
Princess Royal
Prince of Wales
Marquis of Breadalbane
Earl of Clarendon
Alfred Paget
M. de Morny
M. Baroche
England
Baden
Nassau
Prussia
Countess Rossi
Madame Sontag
Jenny Lind
Magnus
Meurhison
Cornelius
Kiss
Fley
M. Horace Vernet
M. Ingres
Ech
M. Delacroix
Malles
Leslie
Uayter
Paris
Observatory
Mexars
Galin
Chené
M. Chené
Palace of the Elysée
Lord Cowley
Eudes
Philip
Bourges
Europe
Sainte Chapelle
Francis I
Claude
Henry IT
Catherine de Medicis
Leonard de Limoges
Primaticcio
Louis XIII
Picard
la Grande Chasse
St. Louis
Baldwin
Jesus Christ
Christ
Moses
John the Baptist
Sainte Blaise
Saint Clement
Saint Simon
Visit to Versailles Details Royal Tour and Breakfast Scene
The Royal and Imperial party visited Versailles with stops at the Bailly house the queen s boudoir and the hamlet where Marie Antoinette and friends played. A breakfast for forty was laid in a ground floor room overlooking the lake as emperors princes and princesses listened to Guides music before departing for St Cloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
Monsieur Bailly
Hameau
Marie Antoinette
Emperor
Empress
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Princess Royal
England
France
St. Cloud
Visit to the Grand Opera with Queen in Paris
The Queen attended the Grand Opera in Paris in state with the Emperor. Boulevard lights and flags marked the event as carriages were restricted near the Opera. A large crowd gathered as the Queen entered the state box and was greeted with cheers while the Emperor did not bow to the audience.
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Rue Lepelletier
Rue Lafitte
Rue Richelieu
M. Dusautoy
Lepelletier
Giorno
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Amiens
Crimea
National Guard
Conot de Soeur
Independance Belge
Hideon Lambly
St. Luke
Galignani
Fedes
Nowers
Per Majesty
Lis
Royal Highness
Rie Rivoli
Bassin de Neptune
Corldge
Trianon
Sainte Clevelle
Henry Tit
Titus
Augustus
Charles V
Louis Xtii
Peyresc
Palais
Cabinet Des
Bibliotheque Impériale
Saint Louis
Philip Augustus
Am Anim Buseide
Bellefosse
Blois
Freteval
Dresor Des Chartes
Rheims
Sens
Mary
Henry
Brabant
Philip Tit
L’ Etoile
Henry 111
Grand Opera
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