Born in an armchair in a room at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna at about 8.30 in the evening after an all-day labour, the future Queen of France was the 15th child and the 11th and last daughter of the ...

A diamond necklace which was linked to a scandal which ruined Marie Antoinette's reputation is ... She was given the necklace as a wedding present by her husband the 6th Marquess, Charles Paget.

ANTOINETTE Thompson, permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, has died after 40 years of public service. The Cabinet's office confirmed her passing in a statement on Friday ...

An antique diamond necklace worn at two British coronations, which experts believe is linked to an historic scandal involving Marie Antoinette ... this necklace as a wedding present to his ...

Marie Antoinette is as renowned today for her life of luxury as she was when she reigned as the Queen of France over 200 years ago. But her unrestrained opulence marked a stark contrast between the ...

Marie Astrid’s wedding train was something to behold, thick, weighty and intricately embroidered – it took four of her well-dressed guests to artfully manoeuvre the piece into the church. The flower ...

ON 7 November 1867, Marya Salomea Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire. She was the youngest of five children, and became known as “Manya” by her family. She was a ...

A Chicago bride was left feeling 'humiliated' after she spent over $12,000 on catering for her wedding ... cake, too, which left the frosting melting all over. Plus, Franken had requested flowers ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- For over 60 years Marie Goodman Hunter served as a monumental educator and musical pioneer who was dedicated to leaving a legacy worth celebrating. On Monday, the lifelong ...