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That scene is taken directly from the book it was based upon. It happened exactly like that every morning. Versailles and the French court of the time had a lot of purposely elaborate and time-consuming rituals for daily tasks to keep the courtiers busy and out of trouble.
edit: Since we're on the subject of Marie Antoinette and funny titles, here's a fun fact: the queen's full birth name was actually Maria Antonia. Antoinette was only a nickname she was given as the youngest of 15 children. The "ette" on the end means "little Antonia".
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Lady Antonia Fraser (wonder if you can get more questionable than her) has a vested interest in rewriting that part of history because of how relevant it is to now. Her father is Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies, which was merged over time into Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs held currently by William Hague. Lady Antonia Fraser is an apologist for past elites, she tries to have us "understand" the actions of elites that think they act divinely (even if it's the devil they whisper their allegiance to). She defends Oliver Cromw