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…

