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'I will ALWAYS be a Countess': She's a former escort who was jailed over the ...

The Daily Mail 28 May 2023
It was one of the most sensational true crime cases in history to involve the British aristocracy ... VID RAW. 2948063 Jamila M'Barek. 'I should have called the police and told them' ... Along with 5,000 acres of land, his inheritance included an art collection, the greatest private library in England and houses in London, Hove, Versailles, Paris and Nice ... .
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​Experts shed light on museums' role in cultural exchange

China.dot.org 19 May 2023
A woman visits an exhibition on Chinese culture at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, May 2, 2023 ... Gao further called for cooperation among global museum professionals in launching exhibitions, communicating liberal arts knowledge, and utilizing related technological advancements.
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France wins ProLogium gigafactory deal

Taipei Times 13 May 2023
Staff Writer, with CNA ... Macron said that during a meeting with Yang and his colleagues at the Palace of Versailles last year, they gave a presentation of their innovative and state-of-the-art technologies, as the company was considering investing in France ... .
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Napoleon’s bed, anyone? French treasures go under the hammer

The Guardian 07 May 2023
The interior designer who redecorated Versailles and the Louvre is auctioning 75 of his most ...
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Property Transactions 05-05-23

The Day 05 May 2023
COLCHESTER. 220 Alexander Dr. Lotts, Jose to Ardolino, Jonathan N & Hughes, Danielle R, $253,000. 61 Broad Meadow Rd. Shah, Bharat K & Shah, Sandra L to Fulsang, Brittney K & Fulsang, Joel L, $685,000. 172 Elliot Dr ... 219 Mcdonald Rd ... N/A ... 24 Hanover Versailles Rd. Paul, Art & Paul, Hally to Dutra Jr, Ronald R & Dutra, Cathy A, $252,600 ... .
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Students present history trip projects

The Hawk Eye 03 May 2023
King said she particularly enjoyed the building’s art ... Palace of Versailles. “I really love this because I love art and as you can see, there are huge paintings,” King said ... The Palace of Versailles was originally a royal residence, starting off as hunting lodge for King Louis XIII ... “In a way, Versailles basically started the second world war.”.
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Palace of Versailles experience in Hong Kong takes you inside the French wonder – and ...

South China Morning Post 03 May 2023
A highlight of this year’s French May Arts Festival, the ‘Virtually Versailles’ experience – featuring interactive activities, a VR experience and more – has landed in Hong Kong ... .
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Karl Lagerfeld’s ‘problematic’ legacy: His iconic moments, controversies

New York Post 02 May 2023
Fashion does not belong in a museum,” he once told Andrew Bolton, the curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ... He pulled from hip-hop and the high street (his Spring 1996 collection was inspired by the Gap, Lundström Halbert noted), and from Renaissance art and the court of Versailles.
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Why was chewing gum banned in the USSR

Beijing News 11 Apr 2023
Chewing gum was an iconic product for Soviet teenagers. But the authorities were strongly opposed to the American product. Chewing gum met the fate of many other things that did not fit the Soviet notion of what was right. It was not officially banned, but it was frowned upon ... Soviet tourists in Versailles ... Art historian Mikhail Herman later recounted.
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Why was chewing gum banned in the USSR?

Russia Beyond 10 Apr 2023
Chewing gum was an iconic product for Soviet teenagers. But the authorities were strongly opposed to the American product. Chewing gum met the fate of many other things that did not fit the Soviet notion of what was right. It was not officially banned, but it was frowned upon ... Soviet tourists in Versailles ... Art historian Mikhail Herman later recounted ... .
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Paris is too hot even for King Charles

Hot Air 24 Mar 2023
The visit, which will feature a state dinner for Charles and Queen Consort Camilla at the Palace of Versailles, is a diplomatic coup for President Emmanuel Macron, who has sought to reset Franco-British relations after a series of disputes ... He’d wind up clearing Versailles’ tables after dinner on his own.
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King Charles' France visit postponed after pension protests

RNZ 24 Mar 2023
Eric Ciotti of the Republicans said the cancellation brought "shame on our country" while Jean-Luc M�lenchon on the far left was delighted the "meeting of kings at Versailles" had been broken up, adding that "the English" knew that France's interior minister was "pathetic on security".
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Protests in France may impact King Charles’ visit - Buckingham Palace source

Reuters 22 Mar 2023
The visit includes a trip to the Musee d'Orsay art gallery and dinner at the Chateau de Versailles ... "Unbelievable! We are going to have Emmanuel Macron, the monarch who is going to welcome King Charles III in Versailles," Sandrine Rousseau, a senior lawmaker from the Ecologist party said.
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Milan... still the height of fashion! Exploring the chic boutiques of the Italian city on ...

The Daily Mail 19 Mar 2023
We break for light lunch in the conservatory of the Lu bar next to the gallery of modern art and Giardino della Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte. After that we stroll arm in arm past the Versailles planters of pink camellia on Via Della Spiga and Via Montenapoleone where the real surprise is how non-hostile designer boutiques are to browsers.

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