This was followed by speeches by Barentin, the Keeper of the Seals, and Necker, the Minister of Finances, concerning the economic situation in the kingdom. As a peaceful king, he declared himself “the people’s greatest friend”. Louis XVI opened the session with a speech in which he reviewed the circumstances that had led to the convocation, and what he expected from the Estates General. The members of the Third Estate and a few of the Clergy and the Nobility would later constitute the first National Assembly. The deputies were seated in rows around the edge. The king officiated from his position at the end of the hall beneath a majestic baldachin, with the queen and the princes of the blood around him. However, contrary to the depiction in the famous engraving, the hall was very small. A temporary hall with columns had been built behind the Menus-Plaisirs building on Avenue de Paris. The convocation had been sent out on 5 July the previous year, assembling the Estates General for the first time since 1614. The solemn opening ceremony began on 5 May. Consequently, healthcare organisations may consider changing to a policy whereby catheters are changed only if clinically indicated. But in 1793, the French smashed the old clock in favor of French Revolutionary Time: a 10-hour. As a peaceful king, he declared himself “the people’s greatest friend”. The review found no evidence to support changing catheters every 72 to 96 hours. Everybody knows that there are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in minute.
For the first time in history a bishop was applauded in a church. The procession started at Notre-Dame, crossed the Place d’Armes, and finished at the church of Saint-Louis, where Monseigneur de La Fare, bishop of Nancy, stood at the pulpit and gave his famous speech in which he severely rebuked the luxury of the Court. The queen was wearing a gold and silver dress.
On his hat he wore the Regent Diamond, which was the largest diamond in the kingdom. The king himself was wearing an overcoat of golden fabric and was surrounded by the most important Officers to the Crown. They were all holding a candle in their hand, except for those carrying the banners and the King’s Falconers. The deputies of the Third Estate (the Commoners) were the greatest in number, dressed in black with a gold and black overcoat. From all over France, 1,200 deputies had arrived for the event. On the last grand ceremony of the Ancien Régime was held in Versailles: the procession of the Estates General.
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