The two women had maintained the secret ever since, due to vows made to the late queen.

Apparently nobody gave much thought to the late queen.

During an interview, he proudly produced the 1798 Phillips catalog of a sale of paintings belonging to "the late queen" Marie Antoinette.

When the queen died in July 1683, Maria Anna ranked as the most prominent female at court and was given the apartments of the late queen.

Empress Amara (Sharon Taylor) - cousin of the late queen.

He was said to have summoned the ghost of the late queen to comfort the grieving king, using a magic mirror.

Subsequently he heard no good things of the late queen from anyone.

The late queen wasn't very good at counting.

So messengers were sent far and wide, to seek for a bride as beautiful as the late queen.

I was hammering hours,' said the late queen, emerging into the sunlight.