The Earl of Wessex is set to chair the 14th Forum for the Duke of Edinburgh International Award, which will take place in Romania.
The forum was formally opened on Tuesday, 11 October, and will last for the next four days. His Royal Highness arrived in Easter Europe on Monday and was scheduled to deliver a speech for the opening ceremony.
The forum takes place every three years, meaning…
Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein under investigation over shooting Romania's largest bear
6th May 2021
Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein has shot the largest bear in Europe by a mistake. Investigation is underway after the prince killed Europe’s largest bear during a trophy hunt in Transylvania in March this year. The brown bear, Arthur, was 17 years old and probably the…
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, makes part of estate available to Romanians who have to quarantine
20th March 2020
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and the Romanian Royal Family, have chosen to make large parts of one of its palaces available to Romanians who have to quarantine because of the coronavirus.
At 18 March, 260 cases of corona were confirmed in…
Call for Russian Ambassador's resignation following attack on Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
26th November 2019
Royal Central reported yesterday that Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, was attacked by the Russian government. The Russian embassy in Romania issued a negative statement on the Romanian royals following Margareta’s warning on Russian aggression in Europe.
This news has now made big headlines in international media and has become a political crisis in Romania. This event…
Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, attacked by Russian government
25th November 2019
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, has been attacked by the Russian government. The Russian embassy in Romania issued a negative statement on the Romanian royals following Margareta’s warning on Russian aggression in Europe.
It was Thursday last…
Prince Charles has landed in Romania to promote rural life. The Prince of Wales visits Romania annually, where he supports rural life and training in the country.
The Prince founded The Prince of Wale’s Foundation Romania in 2015 in order to further his charitable work…
Thousands of people mourn on the streets as King Michael of Romania is laid to rest
17th December 2017
Thousands of Romanians lined the street of Bucharest for the funeral of their former King. King Michael of Romania ruled Romania twice, once when his father abdicated and moved to Paris with his mistress and once after his then-restored father was deposed. King Michael was forced into exile after the communists took over in 1947.
He spent several years in exile working as a chicken farmer and…
Head of Romanian Royal House to receive former Head of State status
9th November 2017
Călin Popescu-Tariceanu, Romania’s Senate president and Liviu Dragnea, Chamber of Deputies speaker, have initiated a draft bill that would grant several advantages to Romania’s former Royal House.
The bill proposed that the head of the Royal House will have the…
Royal Family complain as King Michael of Romania's grandson tries to force his way into King's residence
9th November 2017
Nicholas Medforth-Mills, formerly Prince Nicholas of Romania, has been accused of trying to force his way into his grandfather’s residence in Switzerland. The royal family filed a complaint with the Swiss behalf after the event.
Nicholas later commented on his Facebook…
King Michael of Romania is "in the last hours of his life"
9th November 2017
King Michael of Romania is said to be in the last hours or days of his life, according to his counsellor, Michael Flaks.
Mr Flaks said: “It is quite sad and worrying because His Majesty has been in poor health for two, three years. But I understood that he is now in the last hours or days of his life.”
The Royal Court also announced yesterday the King had received Holy…