<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">lits de parade</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>state beds</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lit de parade</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lits d&apos;honneur</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lits de parement</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Magnificent state beds used in the ceremonial bedrooms of a noble or royal residence, coined in 18th-century French usage. Such beds were not intended to be used for routine sleeping, but for example, for the display of a royal newborn with his mother, of the sick or dying monarch, etc. ]]></note></mads>