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86 - ELIZABETH II IN FRANCE. Menu for the dinner on 6 June 2014 a…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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ELIZABETH II IN FRANCE. Menu for the dinner on 6 June 2014 at the Élysée Palace, offered in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, by Mr François Hollande, President of the Republic, 8 pp. in-4 in illustrated cover. Description on www.alde.fr. The cover is illustrated with a colour reproduction of the cover of the menu for the state dinner held on 21 April 1914, showing a woman uniting the British and French flags in front of the Élysée Palace (drawing by Gorguet, engraving by Stern), inside: reproduction of the menu for the dinner given on 21 April 1914 to King George V and Queen Mary by the President of the Republic, Raymond Poincaré, menu and wine list for the dinner on 6 June 2014, and a leaflet: Programme of the String Orchestra of the Garde Républicaine; tricolour cord. "During her fifth State visit to France, Elizabeth II took part in the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy. At the end of the ceremonies, a dinner was given in her honour at the Élysée Palace in the presence of some 240 guests. Although menus for state dinners are traditionally set by the Élysée Palace, this one was exceptionally submitted to the Queen, who agreed to foie gras being served, even though her son Prince Charles had banned it from his tables because of his opposition to the practice of force-feeding. The controversy was defused by the choice of the Queen, who is fond of foie gras". (Ch. Marguin).
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About the sale Gastronomy - A collection of menus
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Auction time 06/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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