GIRL
ON FILM
Born soon after the birth of
photography, Sisi understood the
power of the camera. Where it
burnished her image, she happily
posed, but—like many female royals
since—she also resented its intrusion.21 AND 3: AUSTRIAN ARCHIVES/SCALA, FLORENCE. 2: ALINARI/GETTY IMAGES
1 Royal Rebuff
The paparazzi is nothing
new. This photo of the
empress on horseback,
obscuring her face with a
fan, was taken in 1865,
when she was 27.1