British RoyalsThe Edinburghs

The Earl of Wessex heads to Romania for key Duke of Edinburgh Awards Forum

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…
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Romania

Call for Russian Ambassador's resignation following attack on Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania

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…
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Romania

Thousands of people mourn on the streets as King Michael of Romania is laid to rest

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…
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European RoyalsRomania

King Michael of Romania is "in the last hours of his life"

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…
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