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Today I had the great honour to receive ‘The King Michael I Medal for Loyalty’ – ‘Medalia Regele Mihai I pentru Loialitate’ from His Majesty at a special award ceremony that took place at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest. Five awarders were honoured with this particular decoration: Diana Mandache, Dan Stuparu, Denise Theodoru, Adrian Silvan Ionescu and Gabriel Badea Paun. Needless to say that it has been a very special day for me, which I shall never forget. Together with my husband, the architectural historian Valentin Mandache, we arrived in time for the event, which started at 3 pm. I was trembling with emotion waiting in line for my turn to receive the medal from His Majesty. I had to make sure that my shoe heals are kept under control while I was doing the reverences. Happily all ended up well. The ceremony itself was simple and sober. Valentin took some memorable photo-shots presented in the above slideshow. We greatly enjoyed being once again at the Elisabeta Palace and seeing HM King Michael of Romania, TRH Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu. I was awarded the medal in recognition of my activity as a historian over the last two decades since I started research work on the Romanian royal history at the Cotroceni Palace Museum, within the grounds of the former residence of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania. In the meanwhile I wrote and published, in the English speaking world, a few books and many articles on the subject and undertook specialist research in various archives and institutions in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany and Romania. The ceremony today was the true recognition of my activity and efforts within the royal history field and I am deeply grateful to His Majesty for this award. Diana Mandache
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Sofia said:
Congratulations Diana, you certainly deserve to be honoured.
Michael Redmond said:
Congratulations!
mihaela ionescu said:
Frumos, va felicit si mult respect pentru tot ce faceti sa mentineti Regalitatea in actualitate si sa nu uitam…
Florina Udrea said:
Felicitari din suflet, va pretuiesc si va admir!
Diana Mandache said:
Many thanks to you all, DM
Madalin Ghigeanu said:
Felicitari, absolut admirabil.
Royalist said:
That medal is well deserved. Congratulations!!
Diana Mandache said:
Multumesc! Thank you
Dietmar Melzer said:
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Frau Mandache, für diese hohe Auszeichnung von seiner Majestät, König Michael I. von Rumänien.
Viel Glück und alles, alles Gute für die Zukunft.
Dietmar Melzer
-Deutschland/Germany-
Mickey Boardman said:
Congratulations. It was well-deserved . The ceremony looks quite moving in the photos!
Dietmar Melzer said:
Dragä doamna Mandache,
sänteti una din cele importante persoane, care este asa de aproape de casa regalä romänä.
Mä bucur cä ati primit acestä frumoasä medaile, ati meritat-o.
Faceti mai departe asa si vä doresc multä multä sänätate.
Cu drag,
Dietmar Melzer
-Deutschland/Germania-
Diana Mandache said:
Many thanks to you all
Michael Thompson said:
Very many congratulations to you on this richly deserved honour!
Long Live King Michael!