Ed Helms
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah.
But then the king would be like, because it's me.
He's like popping out of his little royal.
Get in there, Louis.
Jeez.
All right.
Well, one of the people who recognized him was a postman who was furious that the king was escaping and jumped on his horse and dashed ahead of the carriage to the town of Varennes, which is...
Only 30 miles from their final destination of Malmedy.
It's so close.
This guy got to Varin ahead of them.
He warned the town.
And, of course, when the carriage rolled in, there was a roadblock.
And all of the local officials and guardsmen, they were out to snag the king.
And they surrounded the carriage and the royal escape was over.
He was going to be a valet, but it seems like he had a real hard time with that role.
Like, not only did he have no idea how a valet should behave, he probably was like, these clothes are very uncomfortable.
Can I just wear my royal robe?
I mean, I'll still pretend to be a valet if anyone asks me, but I just need to be comfortable.
it does reek of just a total misunderstanding, a misreading, a sort of like, like I'm with you, like going back to just the prep, like don't pack, just go.
By the way, they're going to Austria, which is where Marie Antoinette is from.