On 18 April, as the royal family prepared to leave for Saint-Cloud to attend Easter mass celebrated by a refractory priest, a crowd, soon joined by the National Guard (disobeying Lafayette's orders), prevented their departure from Paris, prompting Marie Antoinette to declare to Lafayette that she and her family were no longer free. This incident fortified her in her determination to leave Paris for personal and political reasons, not alone, but with her family. Even the King, who had been hesitant, accepted his wife's decision to flee with the help of foreign powers and counter-revolutionary forces. Fersen and Breteuil, who represented her in the courts of Europe, were put in charge of the escape plan, while Marie Antoinette continued her negotiations with some of the moderate leaders of the French Revolution.
on 18 april as the royal family prepared to leave for saint-cloud to attend easter mass celebrated by a refractory priest a crowd soon joined by the national guard (disobeying lafayette's orders) prevented their departure from paris prompting marie antoinette to declare to lafayette that she and her family were no longer free this incident fortified her in her determination to leave paris for personal and political reasons not alone but with her family even the king who had been hesitant accepted his wife's decision to flee with the help of foreign powers and counter-revolutionary forces fersen and breteuil who represented her in the courts of europe were put in charge of the escape plan while marie antoinette continued her negotiations with some of the moderate leaders of the french revolution