The Last Letter of Marie Antoinette

[livviebway.livejournal.com]

One of bizarre stories I've heard floating around about the French Revolution is that Marie Antoinette's last letter to Mme Elisabeth was found under Robespierre's bed after his execution. Funny how no biography I've read of his has ever mentioned this, you'd think it would be important. Anyway, does anyone know where this story came from?

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[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard this one before: I've just googled it and found it mentioned on a Marie Antoinette fan site, so maybe it turns up a lot in Marie Antoinette books (I've never read a book on the lovely lady), to make out that Robespierre was kinky for her in some way...another site just says it was kept by the Public Prosecutor.

[livviebway.livejournal.com]

It would make sense if it was turned over to Fouquier-Tinville, who just filed it away. But yes, the Marie Antoinette folks seem to be completely convinced that Robespierre was perving over her last letter or something.

[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

What a shame they didn't put that in the film (I'm assuming they didn't - though I've never seen it! Maybe he turns up, twitching imaginary moustaches and saying, yield, my pretty, or I'll chop your head off and do unspeakable things to your personal effects, heh heh heh...)