Once I had the Buckingham Palace tour ticket order, I checked whether the Marie Antoinette exhibit was still on at the Victoria & Albert Museum (the V&A). It was.
The exhibition will close on March 22.
https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/marie-antoinette?srsltid=AfmBOor58Ipxg5BgVWOGGS_HCRaOK5KlBg22z1hqsyFDr4Ksg0Hhwq20
I mentioned this to a dear friend, who responded, "I have a V&A membership, and I can bring a guest." She added: "And would you like to have lunch in the Members' restaurant after we see the exhibition?"
My response: "Yes, that would be lovely."
https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/the-members-room?srsltid=AfmBOopZsUZgfy7ZitqVGivsySRBroYVaOT2DuaG3mpAvjtaYf_DPjxj
My final full day was on Saturday, February 22. I had a nice breakfast at the hotel for £8.00, and then walked down Camden High Street to the Mornington Crescent tube station. Much to my delight, I spotted a Costa Coffee shop. I ordered a cappuccino and then headed straight to the tube, changing at Leicester Square for the Piccadilly line, getting off at South Kensington, and walking underground through a tunnel to all the local museums.
We spent nearly two hours in the exhibit, which featured items belonging to Marie Antoinette. The clothes, furniture, or other possessions are identified by her M monogram.
A selection of the gowns and other clothes represents Marie Antoinette's style.
The exhibit did not focus exclusively on Marie Antoinette's fashions, but also on her life - and how she was treated in the press. This included obscene caricatures in the press.
The final part of the exhibition focuses on Empress Eugénie's support for Marie-Antoinette and her style and fashions that celebratrate the late queen.
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This was a fabulous exhibit, well worth the visit .. thank you, Katrina, for inviting me to join you.
It was a delight to have lunch in the Members' Restaurant. A time to chat and rest our feet before heading to the Jewelry rooms. A selection of the V&A's jewels, including Queen Victoria's sapphire and diamond coronet, is currently on display in Paris.
The jewels will be a separate post.
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