Throughout our history, kings are legion. Those who create kingdoms are rarer. Henri d’Orléans, Duke of Aumale, son of Louis-Philippe I, the last king of France, erected an extraordinary throne on the ruins of the Comtesse’s residence, from which he reigned over beauty and art. Many princes have thought this since.” castle of sleeping beauty “Hoping to snatch from the lethargy of the world one of the most beautiful gems of French heritage. The last one was not the least generous. Her Majesty the Aga Khan, whose long family tradition links Chantilly racecourse like Aladdin and his wonderful lamp, spent €70 million between 2005 and 2020 to awaken Sleeping Beauty.
To the generous action of his patronage we owe many restorations, the Great Stables, the picture gallery, the small apartments, the French flower-gardens, the most visible. Deprived of his donor, followed by…
Source: Le Figaro
