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"Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche ", [1] said to have been spoken in the 18th century by "a great princess" upon being told that the peasants had no bread. The French phrase mentions brioche, a bread enriched with butter and eggs, considered a luxury food. The quote is taken to ...
The first meeting took place on 22 February 1787, nine days after the death of Vergennes on 13 February. Marie Antoinette did not attend the meeting and her absence resulted in accusations that the Queen was trying to undermine its purpose. [121] [122] The Assembly was a failure. It did not pass any reforms and, instead, fell into a pattern of ...
Elizabeth Berrington played Marie Antoinette in the BBC sitcom Let Them Eat Cake; Sue Perkins portrayed in the third episode of the second series of The Supersizers Eat (aired BBC One, 9:00 pm Monday 6 July 2009) Marie Antoinette appeared in an episode of Johnny Bravo, where she spoke with a French accent.
The phrase stems from the French Revolution and Queen Marie Antoinette being told that those in poverty didn’t have any bread, to which she is said to have replied, “Let them eat cake ...
One TikTok user went so far as to say: “This is Kellogg’s version of ‘let them eat cake’” — using a phrase often attributed to the last Queen of France, Marie-Antoinette, who was ...
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He stated that the song was about a high-class call girl. The song's first verse quotes a phrase traditionally but falsely attributed to Marie Antoinette: "'Let them eat cake,' she says, Just like Marie Antoinette". "Killer Queen" retained the essence of Queen's trademark sound, particularly in its meticulous vocal harmonies. Unlike the first ...
Elizabeth Berrington as Marie Antoinette (episodes 1, 4, 6) Julian Rhind-Tutt as Marie Antoinette's Advisor (episodes 1, 4, 6) Linda Spurrier as 1st Aristocratic Woman (episodes 2, 3, 6) Maggie Whiting as 2nd Aristocratic Woman (episodes 2, 3, 6) Steadman was credited as a "special guest star" despite appearing in four of the six episodes.