I have a new, professional website

Tags

European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Michael of Romania, Noblesse et Royautés, Queen Marie of Romania, Romanian Royal Family

Dear  readers,

I have a new website address at http://dianamandache.com/

The theme design of my new website is much more propitious for my writing, aims and purposes.

For those of you who have subscribed to my old site royalromania.wordpress.com, you should consider subscribing to this new one.

All my old articles and images are also contained within the new site, so you should not have any problems in accessing them there. For one month I will post simultaneously, in order to avoid confusions and allow for a smooth transition, my forthcoming articles and images on both sites. After that date http://dianamandache.com/ will become my sole active website.

Best regards,

Diana

22 years ago today, Margarita, the Romanian Crown Princess arrives for the first time in her country

Tags

Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, European royal families, Familia regala, istoria regalitatii, King Michael of Romania, Noblesse et Royautés, non reigning monarchs, Prince Radu, Principele Radu, Principesa Margareta, Regele Mihai, Romanian Royal Family, South-East European Monarchs

TRH Princesses Margarita and Sophia of Romania. I will publish, hopefully quite soon, a book entitled “Patrie si Destin” on the life of Crown Princess of Romania, (Litera publishing house, Bucharest, May 2012).

The photograph above presents HRH Princess Margarita of Romania arriving for the first time in her  country, on 18 of January 1990, at Otopeni airport, Bucharest. There was a degree of interest among the Romanian press of the time about this momentous event, but insufficiently disseminated, probably for political reasons, to make an impact among a public hungry for such news. The image bellow is Princess Margarita’s first interview given to a central Romanian newspaper. 

King Michael of Romania’s Christmas 2010 Message (via Romania Altfel)

Tags

Casa Regala, Christmas Message, Eastern Europe, European royal families, Familia regala, Familia regala romana, History, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Michael of Romania, Monarhia, Noblesse et Royautés, Regele Mihai, Romanian Royal Family, South-East European Monarchs

King Michael of Romania’s Christmas 2010 message (via Romania Altfel. A blog by Prince Radu of Romania) – click the image above to access the article [in Romanian].

Queen Anne of Romania: 87th Birthday Anniversary

Tags

Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, European royal families, Familia regala, istoria regalitatii, King Michael of Romania, Noblesse et Royautés, non reigning monarchs, Queen Anne, Regele Mihai, Regina Ana, Romanian Royal Family, South-East European Monarchs

Queen Anne w. King Michael of Romania, Crown Princess Margarita (Source: Romanian Royal Family)

A very Happy Birthday to HM Queen Anne of Romania, 18 September 2010!

I would like to extend here my well wishes to Queen Anne for her birthday anniversary! Most of the heritage architecture of Bucharest and Romania has been created during the reign of the Romanian monarchs. The Royal Family represents the link with those achievements, cultivating with abnegation, through the work of its members, the appreciation of this country’s history. Queen Anne’s exemplary life, from her education and remarkable modesty in the spirit of the catholic church, to the meritorious service during the Second World War in the French Forces, and sacrifices endured with dignity during the long exile together with her husband, King Michael of Romania, is an ideal worth emulating for us all! Valentin Mandache (Historic Houses or Romania)

Listen the interview: Queen Anne of Romania TVR 1, September 2008 – French and Romanian languages

Read also ‘Istoria Regalitatii’: Regina Ana a 87-a aniversare a zilei de nastere

All rights reserved Diana Mandache’s Weblog Royal History

Crown Prince Carol of Romania visiting Japan – 90 years ago

Tags

Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol II, Noblesse et Royautés, Prince Carol of Romania, Regele Carol II, Romanian Royal Family

Prince Carol of Romania in Japan (Diana Mandache collection)

These photos were taken with the occasion of Carol’s visit to Japan, one of the legs of the World Tour (February-September 1920) undertaken by the prince after the annulment of his marriage to Zizi Lambrino.

General Constantin Gavanescul, who had accompanied Prince Carol in this extensive trip, wrote unique, at times naive, recollections about this visit, presenting the official ceremonies, saying that: ‘It is clear that we are the guests of a great Emperor and of a country that knows how to honor its guests’; the thousands of children welcoming the Prince; the inexistence of beggars…’  The general also speaks about the tea houses and their geishas or the ‘little, delicate and tender’ local women (see ‘Ocolul lumii in sapte luni si o zi’ by Constantin Gavanescul, vol. 5, Japonia, Ramuri, 1926).

All rights reserved ©Diana Mandache’s Weblog

New book: ‘Jewels of the Romanovs’ by Stefano Papi

Tags

European royal families, Familia regala, Imperial Russia, Noblesse et Royautés, Romanov jewels, Royal jewels, Royal tiaras, Russian Imperial Family

Stefano Papi’s new book ‘Jewels of the Romanovs. Family & Court’ is published by Thames & Hudson (September 2010):

Every jewel tells a story. Through his work at Sotheby’s and Christie’s and his own extensive research, Stefano Papi has spent years unraveling the mysteries of Russian imperial jewelry. He identifies pieces with little or unknown provenance, and he uncovers the fascinating stories behind the jewels and the people who wore them. He takes us through the golden years, and after the Revolution he follows the survivors of the Romanov line—and their jewelry—in European courts and in Paris, where many exiles sought refuge.

I am happy to announce that the book also contains a few relevant photographs from my collection

For more details click here

Protected: Weekly Picture: Queen Marie’s royal monogram – Gold Badge

Tags

European royal families, Familia regala, istoria regalitatii, Noblesse et Royautés, Queen Marie of Romania, Regina Maria, Romanian Royal Family, Royal ciphers, Royal jewels, Royal Monograms

This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below:

Password:

Weekly Picture: Helen Queen-Mother of Romania, Name Day St. Helen 21 May

Tags

European royal families, Familia regala, Greek Royal family, istoria regalitatii, King Michael of Romania, Noblesse et Royautés, Queen-Mother Helen, Regele Mihai, Regina Elena, Romanian Royal Family, South-East European Monarchs

Queen Helen of Romania

The image above, a beautiful etching by Oskar Stoessel, dating from late 1920s, depicts Queen Helen, then a Princess of Romania.

**********

I endeavor in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

Weekly picture: ©Diana Mandache’s weblog Royal History

Picture of the day: King Michael of Romania in Moscow, 9 May 2010

Tags

Familia regala, istoria regalitatii, King Michael of Romania, Noblesse et Royautés, Regele Mihai, Romanian Royal Family, WWII

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and King Michael of Romania pose in Moscow’s Kremlin before a Victory Day parade which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany, 9 May 2010. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

King Michael had a crucial role in shortening the war with at least six months, according to Western historians, by overthrowing Romania’s pro-Nazi government on 23 August 1944 and allying the country with Soviet Union and the democratic powers.

*******

Diana Mandache’s Weblog: Royal History