31 Sunday Dec 2017
King Michael of Romania w. his mother Princess Helen in 1928. The caption – Miky & his Mama – was written on the photograph by his grandmother, Queen Marie.
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I endeavor 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.
23 Tuesday May 2017
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Bran castle, Bran castle by Diana Mandache, European royal families, Princess Ileana, Queen Marie, Romanian Royal Family
Your are kindly invited to the book launch of my latest work: “Castelul Bran. Romantism si regalitate”. Speakers: Camelia Csiki, Andrei Muraru, Diana Mandache.
Bookfest (International Book Fair), 27 May, 2 pm (Curtea Veche Publishing, Pavilion C2), Bucharest
BRAN CASTLE, May 2017, Curtea Veche Publishing, hardback, dust jacket, 216 pages, c. 190 photos (colour, b &w), 1st edition, Romanian language.
31 Friday Mar 2017
Posted in Bucharest, European royal families, Events, Historic Residences, Weekly Picture
The Prince of Wales’s three-day visit to Romania came to an end Friday, 31 March, with His Royal Highness beginning the final day in Bucharest’s Old Town. The Prince enjoyed a walking tour of the Old Town, guided by architectural historian Valentin Mandache.
HRH The Prince of Wales & the architectural historian Valentin Mandache, French street, Bucharest, 31 March 2017
