On her dressing table, in her bathroom at the Palais de l'Elysee, during her visit to Paris, Queen Elizabeth II of England found this magnificent bottle offered by French perfumers. It contained a jasmine eau de toilette, specially composed for this occasion of particularly selected essences, and absolutely unique, because the formula is jealously guarded by the Perfumery Syndicate, in case the Sovereign wishes to be replenished. The bottle, 40cm high, weighs 10 kilos and was cut from pure crystal. It bears the inscription: "Homage of French Perfumers to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II", and rested in a sumptuous case covered with blue leather, bearing in gold letters the monogram of the Sovereign "EHR". The Eau de Toilette offered to the Queen is thus a quality gift. It will remain the most refined expression of an art in which French perfumers remain masters.
TIME Magazine, 1953:
"And for the visiting Queen's own very private use , there will be a single crystal flagon of perfume concocted with the help of the most sensitive nostrils in France as an " homage from the French Perfumers to Her Majesty Elizabeth II ."
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