Surrounding the bassin on the raised balustraded terraces are a series of statues of former French queens, saints and copies after the Antique.

In Hollywood's latest biography of the French queen, she denies having callously suggested that breadless peasants eat cake instead.

Within ten years Breguet had commissions from the aristocratic families of France and even the French queen, Marie-Antoinette.

She followed her spouse to France in 1669, where she was made Dame du Palais to the French queen.

In the case of the French queen, the sudden graying was likely due to wig removal or lack of access to hair dye.

Sofia Coppola's idiosyncratic take on the life of the French queen was heartfelt pop filmmaking at its best.

Louise exchanged letters with the French queen until 1792.

Beaubrun made many portraits of the reigning French queens, painting according to the prevailing court conventions.

The traditional mourning colour of French queens was white, and she was thereby called "The White Queen".

Although Leopold was sympathetic to the revolutionaries, he was also the brother of the French queen.