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It's a very different kind of operation. But a scalpel and some tweezers are needed nevertheless.Déborah is one of a team of restorers. They've been painstakingly bringing the Queen's apartments at Versailles back to their former glory.Today she's mending a piece of wall cloth. SOT DEBORAH PANAGET, Textile restoration expert"Once I've done all my stiches to fix the fabric and the threads, I'll put a piece of tulle in this spot - to protect the area where the door is opened and closed in the future"But its not just the walls that have been taken care of.Over the past 3 years, an army of experts have been buffing up the gilding, polishing the parquet and brightening the paintings. For one of the Queen's adjacent sitting rooms, the palace has called on the services of a master weaving company who've been used in the past.SOT CAROLE DAMOUR, Heritage Manager, Tassinari + Chatel"This damask is in Marie Antoinette's favourite apple green colour and it has these borders made of 2 different gold threads. You can see we've made it exactly as it was"And if you want to see where the Queen popped on her pyjamas and got 40 winks, the refurbished bedroom will open to the public on April 16th.
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