The Opera Box Rumour That Clung to a Queen
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Her reputation was further tarnished by the so-called 'affair of the opera box'—a scandal involving her alleged affair with a Swedish count. Though the rumors were never proven, they clung to her like smoke. The queen, already isolated from the French court, found herself the target of vicious pamphlets and gossip. By 1784, she was a figure of ridicule and resentment.
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