King Michael of Romania & his Family

13 Thursday Mar 2014

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King Michael of Romania in the garden of his home, Ayot House in Hertfordshire, with his daughters Helena and Margarita, 2 September 1953.

King Michael of Romania in the garden of his home, Ayot House in Hertfordshire, with his wife, Queen Anne and their daughters, Princesses Margarita and Helena, 2 September 1953.

Queen Anne of Romania & her daughters Princesses Helena and Irina

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Monarchs Galore!

19 Saturday May 2012

Posted by Diana Mandache in Anniversaries & Birthdays, Asian Royalty, British Royal Family, European royal families

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King Michael of Romania, a relative of Queen Elizabeth sits immediately to her right, while on her left is King Simeon of Bulgaria. Continue reading →

My forthcoming book: “Fatherland and Destiny. The Crown Princess of Romania”

12 Saturday May 2012

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“Fatherland and Destiny” [Patrie si Destin], hardback, 288 pages, brings for the first time together, a significant part of the myriad of events, places and people encountered throughout the life of Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Margarita of Romania. Her destiny is often congruent with that of her father, King Michael, and her life has been profoundly influenced by the more recent history of her country and south east Europe. His Majesty is the one who, by naming Princess Margarita as his successor, has shown vision in understanding the necessity to adapt to the realities of the new century, paralleling the approach of his illustrious predecessors King Carol I or King Ferdinand, in the 19th or the 20th century. Modernity and adaptability to new conditions thus ensures the continuation of the monarchy. Diana Mandache

the book will be released on 31 May 2012, 2 pm, at Bookfest, in Bucharest. Litera publishing house

King George V Jubilee Paper Mache Crown, 1935

05 Thursday Apr 2012

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Jubilee paper mache panels of all designs and sizes were made at Pytram’s factory at New Malden in rediness for the Jubilee celebrations. One of the huge crowns, in paper mache, shown in its finished state.

The Line of Succession according to the Fundamental Rules of the Romanian Royal House

15 Wednesday Feb 2012

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THE NEW FUNDAMENTAL RULES of the ROMANIAN DYNASTY. AN APPRAISAL

By Diana Mandache (‘Royalty Digest Quarterly’, No 1/2008, 49-52pp) Continue reading →

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

18 Wednesday Jan 2012

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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.

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Happy Birthday, Duchess of Cambridge!

09 Monday Jan 2012

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The Duchess of Cambridge celebrates her 30th birthday today, 9 January 2012. HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY, CATHERINE, Duchess of Cambridge!

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the premiere of Steven Spielberg's film 'War Horse', 8 January 2012

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64 years ago, King Michael of Romania arrived in Switzerland, exiled at the orders of Kremlin

05 Thursday Jan 2012

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"Exiled at the orders of Kremlin, King Michael arriving in Lausanne". In the image King Michael, Queen-Mother Helen of Romania and the Duchess of Aosta, Lausanne train station, 5 January 1948.