The film follows King Louis XVI – the Last King of France – and his pursuit of Comtesse Madeleine de Vascone as La Maîtresse-en-Titre aka the Official Mistress in order to quell suggestions of impotence by country and court… and the humble, lowly cook Rene Rennault who risks treason to become the King’s Taster in an attempt to save his first love, Madeleine.