At the same time, prominent political figures in both neighbouring France and Belgium were adopting annexationist plans towards the Grand Duchy and thus had a vested interest in further discrediting Marie-Adélaïde.
Istovremeno, prominentni politički likovi iz obje susjedne zemlje, Francuske i Belgije iskazali su aneksijske planove prema Velikom vojvodstvu i odatle su imali jasne interese da diskreditiraju Marie-Adélaïde.