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Correction: Queen Victoria's 1855 Paris Residence Was Saint-Cloud, Not Le Meurice

July 18, 2026

Queen Victoria's dated 1855 visit record identifies Château de Saint-Cloud as the royal residence, while the national monument records the bedroom prepared there and her journal describes departing from the château.

The often-repeated attribution that Queen Victoria stayed at Le Meurice during her August 1855 state visit to Paris is contradicted by the visit's primary record. Contemporary itinerary evidence and French heritage records place the Queen and Prince Albert in residence at the Château de Saint-Cloud throughout the official visit.

Correction: This note corrects or narrows an earlier hotel claim using the cited records.

Sources

  1. Le Meurice Press Kit 2023 — Le Meurice, Dorchester Collection
  2. Queen Victoria at Versailles during the 1855 state visit — Fondation Napoléon
  3. The Emperor's Bedroom at the Château de Saint-Cloud — Domaine national de Saint-Cloud
  4. Excerpt from Queen Victoria's Journal: August 25, 1855 — Pavillon Royal de la Muette
  5. The Review on the Champ de Mars, 24 August 1855 — Royal Collection Trust
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