Scientists decipher Marie Antoinette's redacted love notes

Scientists decipher Marie Antoinette's redacted love notes

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WASHINGTON (AP) — “Not without you.” “My dear friend.” “You that I love."

Marie Antoinette sent these expressions of affection — or more? — in letters to her close friend and rumored lover Axel von Fersen. Someone later used dark ink to scribble over the words, apparently to dampen the effusive, perhaps amorous, language.

Scientists decipher Marie Antoinette's redacted love notes

Oct 1, 2021, 7:14pm UTC
https://apnews.com/c9d0992c13c44fb42430c2303296b3c5 > WASHINGTON (AP) — “Not without you.” “My dear friend.” “You that I love." > Marie Antoinette sent these expressions of affection — or more? — in letters to her close friend and rumored lover Axel von Fersen. Someone later used dark ink to scribble over the words, apparently to dampen the effusive, perhaps amorous, language.