Scientists decipher Marie Antoinette's redacted love notes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Letters from the past queen of France to her rumored person incorporate redacted phrases that scientists person been capable to work by studying the creation of antithetic inks.

According to the Associated Press, the scientists uncovered the archetypal penning by separating the chemic creation of antithetic inks utilized connected humanities documents.

The AP reported that they could work the archetypal words and adjacent place Fersen arsenic the 1 who scratched them out.

The letters betwixt Marie Antoinette and Swedish number Axel von Fersen were exchanged betwixt June 1791 and August 1792.

The queen was beheaded successful 1793.

Scientists uncovered scribbled retired and effusive phrases, specified as: "Not without you," "My beloved friend," and "You that I love."

According to the AP, the letters were penned connected heavy fabric paper, and topics ranged from governmental events to idiosyncratic feelings.

The probe was published Friday successful the diary Science Advances.