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The painful truth behind Marie Antoinette's image as the portrait perfect queen

Marie Antoinette has long remained one of the most intriguing figures in history. People continue to be fascinated by the tragic Queen of France who was held up as a symbol of everything wrong with the country as it descended into revolution. However, her childhood was not that different from many of ours – she was close to her siblings, hated her lessons and loved her pet dog. But did…