Ignited by History on Instagram: "“Pardon me, sir, I did not do it on purpose.” Those were Marie Antoinette’s last recorded words. An apology to the executioner after she accidentally stepped on his foot. Even at the scaffold, the former queen of France remained composed, dignified, and defiant in her calm. The crowd jeered, drums rolled, and yet she met death without spectacle and the poise that once defined her courtly world. Before that morning in October 1793, she had long been cast as Franc

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has postponed his wedding to Queen Nomzamo kaMyeni again, this time due to the death of his grandmother, Queen Majiyane. The Zulu Royal Family says the traditional wedding, planned for November 9th, has been postponed indefinitely. https://scrolla.africa/zulu-king-postpones-wedding-again-after-family-death/ | Scrolla.Africa