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Romania begins week of events to celebrate King Michael's 95th birthday

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23rd October 2016
King Michael of Romania will celebrate his 95th birthday on Tuesday in Switzerland with his family. Although the celebrations in Switzerland will be a small affair, for eight days, events will be taking place across Romania to mark the former monarch’s longevity and to celebrate his life. The celebrations began last Thursday when a performance of a play written by King Michael and Queen Anne was…
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Queen Anne of Romania has died

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1st August 2016
Romania’s former royal house has confirmed that Queen Anne of Romania, the wife of Romania’s last monarch, King Michael I, has died today at 1.45 PM at the age of 92. Crown Princess Margareta, Prince Radu, Princess Helen, Princess Sophie and Princess Marie were at the Queen’s bedside. Queen Anne was born as Princess Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte Zita Marquerite of…
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Romanian 'Prince' arrested in illegal retrocession case

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17th December 2015
Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern, who is also known as Prince Paul of Romania, was arrested and detained for 24 hours in Romania. He is being charged with buying influence, money laundering and complicity to abuse of office in an illegal restitution case. Paul illegally claimed the restitution of 28.6 hectares of land in Bucharest, among other assets. The land is known is Baneasa Royal Farm and…
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Romania may hold a referendum on the return of Monarchy

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29th October 2014
<![CDATA[Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta has pledged to hold a referendum on the country's form of government, should he be elected President. Ponta is running for the position of President, an apolitical role within the government, like that of Germany. The PM has said on TV recently: ‘I believe, in the coming years, that in Romania we should have not only a public…
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