Queen Victoria at the Tuileries, August 1855
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Emperor Napoleon III escorts Queen Victoria into a reception at the Tuileries Palace, followed by Empress Eugenie with Prince Albert. This was one of several events that welcomed the British royal couple to Paris in 1855 during the first official visit by a reigning British monarch to the French capital since the 100 Years' War (1337-1453). The occasion was a visit to the Exposition Universelle and, since London's Great Exhibition of 1851 had launched the phenomenom of world's fairs, their interest was understandable. Victoria arrived suspicious of her host, but left Paris charmed by the emperor.
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