1855 Arrival of Napoléon III and Eugénie at Windsor Castle Illustrated London News of 25(?) April

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1855 Arrival of Napoléon III and Eugénie at Windsor Castle Illustrated London News of 25(?) April

The cage crinoline is just around the corner, but Victoria and Eugénie wear full, but unsupported, skirts when they meet at Windsor Castle. The traveler Empress Eugénie wears a bonnet while hostess Victoria is bare-headed.

Keywords:  1855, Queen Victoria, Queen, British, Hanover family, Wettin family, Empress Eugénie, Empress, Bonaparte family, straight coiffure, poke bonnet, bows, high neckline, full skirt, shawl


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