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The Shortest History of France: Enough French history to see you through a dinner party

2,000 years of history in 255 pages - it turns out France has always been open to outside influences

Evening Standard

Let them eat fruit: Meghan’s rainbow plate is easy to make – but hard to justify

I had a go at recreating the duchess’s extravagant platter – and at upwards of £30, I have to wonder if she’s trolling us

The Guardian - UK

From Godard to Coppola, Van Sant to Anger, Marianne Faithfull was a dazzling magnet for film-makers

The music star was also an electrifying screen presence, from The Girl on a Motorcycle to Marie Antoinette

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Fashion in 2025: what to shop, visit and look out for

Everything to look forward to in fashion in 2025, from anticipated designer debuts to the reveal of the latest Met Gala theme, and a vast new Maison Martin Margiela auction in Paris

Wallpaper

Marie Antoinette watch to go on display for first time in UK

The watch will form part of the Science Museum’s Versailles: Science And Splendour exhibition, which opens on December 12.

Evening Standard

Mysterious Diamond-laden Necklace Fetches $4.8 Mn In Geneva Auction

A mysterious diamond-laden necklace with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for $4.8 million at an auction in Geneva Wednesday.

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From Camilla to the ‘ugly’ Elizabeth of Austria: a problematic history of obsessing over royal women’s looks

Throughout history, queens have often been judged on their looks. Beauty standards shaped early-modern queenship. Even today, royal women such as the UK royal family’s Camilla, Catherine and Meghan are scrutinised for their looks, while their male counterparts aren’t held to the same standard.

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Hedi Slimane’s latest Celine collection is an homage to the leading ladies of 1960s France: watch the film

Inspired by listening to The Velvet Underground and Nico while re-reading Françoise Sagan, Hedi Slimane pays ode to legendary French it-girls like Sagan, Françoise Hardy and Juliette Gréco with a collection rooted in the liberatory spirit of the 1960s

Wallpaper

Necklace worn at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation could fetch £2m at auction

Some jewellery historians believe it features diamonds from infamous piece at centre of Marie Antoinette scandal

The Guardian - UK

Paul and Paulette Take a Bath review – misjudged romance takes wince-inducing wrong turn

Jethro Massey’s New Wave-style feature debut about a couple who meet in Paris is quirky and well-acted but strikes some peculiar false notes with Nazi gags

The Guardian - UK

You can now stream Gojira’s performance at the 2024 Olympic Games on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.

Relive the greatest metal moment of the year wherever and whenever you like!

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Well-known 'facts' sometimes turn out to be complete myths, but do you know which ones?

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Brat summer, the trad wife trend — it's all just footnotes to Marie Antoinette

If I said that brat summer 2024 was well under way, your mind might well turn to all the riots roiling across the UK. Not our TikTok and Twitter addicts, however, our Gen Zs or millennials and so on, who will not associate the word “brat” for a second with…

Sports Illustrated

Good Luck Topping the 2024 Paris Olympics, Los Angeles

Equestrian events held at the Palace of Versailles are yet another example of France’s magnificent venues, which will be hard to outshine at the next Summer Games.

The Independent UK

Gojira deny Olympics opening song was satanic: ‘It’s French history: beheaded people, red wine, and blood’

French metal band performed 19th-century French anthem “Ah! Ça Ira” along with an actor playing the beheaded Marie Antoinette

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“A testament to what extreme bands can achieve when they grind hard and write innovative but relatable songs.” Why Gojira at the Olympics was the most important moment for metal this century

Never before has a metal band had so many eyes on them at once – and the Olympic Committee chose one of the best, most principled names we have

Metal Hammer

“It’s French charm: you know, beheaded people.” Gojira respond to claims Olympics performance was “satanic”

Singer/guitarist Joe Duplantier shoots down allegations of satanism fired at the French extreme metal stars

Salon

Olympics is anti-Christian?

From a "mockery of the Last Supper" to a headless Marie Antoinette, the Olympics has conservatives clutching pearls

Salon

Celine Dion's stunning Olympics return

The singer closed out an Opening Ceremony that included Lady Gaga, a mystery figure, Marie Antoinette and more

Salon

Headless Marie Antoinette opens Olympics

Olympic opening ceremony director, Thomas Jolly, wanted to “challenge” French cliché in the opening and he sure did

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Paris 2024 Launched With An Opening Ceremony Featuring Metal Bands, Headless Monarchs And MOTHERS

Paris 2024 has officially begun with an anything but boring opening ceremony featuring Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and a metal band.

The Independent UK

Faceless torch bearers and Marie Antoinette: No one knows what to make of Paris’ 2024 Olympic opening ceremony

‘Watching the first ever Olympic Opening Ceremony held on a river, you begin to realize why no other Olympic Opening Ceremony has ever been held on a river,’ one critic writes

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