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Versailles to launch Marie-Antoinette perfume

The Palace of Versailles is set to launch a perfume based on the fragrance once used by Marie-Antoinette.

The perfume will be sold only to order. It was developed by French perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, who combined the ingredients after detailed research.

A 25ml bottle of M.A. Sillage de la Reine perfume will sell for 350 euros (£236; $463), the palace says.
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