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
08 Wednesday Jan 2014
Posted in Bucharest, European royal families, Events, Romanian Royal Family
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Conference invitation, Diana Mandache, Eastwell Manor, King Michael of Romania, Queen Marie of Romania, Valentin Mandache
Valentin and I would like to invite you to the new conference from the already traditional series inaugurated last year at the Liberal Cafe in Bucharest, on the royal and architectural history of Romania.
The subjects this year are the following:
Diana Mandache:
“King Michael as a school pupil: curriculum, marks, field trips”
Valentin Mandache:
“Eastwell Manor: the birthplace of Queen Marie”
The event is organised by the National Liberal Party’s Bloggers’ Club, and is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 15 January, starting at 6.30 pm (The Liberal Cafe: 9, Doamnei Street, Lipscani quarter, just across the road from the National Bank).
Conference: *King Michael as a school pupil, *Eastwell Manor: the brithplace of Queen Marie
There will be shown and discussed photographs and period newsreel footage about the school pupil Michael, from the Regency period and then as a Crown Prince, and architectural photographs of Eastwell Manor, images of Queen Marie during her childhood and as an adult visiting her birthplace, and how these formative years in such significant circumstances and environments influenced those two royal figures later in their life.
Conference: *King Michael as a school pupil, *Eastwell Manor: the brithplace of Queen Marie
The Bloggers’ Club of the National Liberal Party and the presenters are looking forward to welcoming you at the conference!
31 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in Bucharest, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Books, Weekly Picture
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King Michael of Romania, King Michael of Romania. A Historical Album by Diana Mandache, Valentin Mandache
History and historical facts discussed over the envelope of a letter sent from Bucharest to Paris in February 1948, just a few weeks after the forced abdication of King Michael of Romania. The envelope contains a two sets of stamps, one from the just ended royal period and another form the newly installed communist regime, constituting a good material witness of a watershed event in Romania’s history.
Article first published on the Historic Houses of Romania blog by Valentin Mandache
23 Friday Sep 2011
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Diana Mandache, King Michael of Romania, Majesty Magazine, Regele Mihai, Romanian Royal Family, Valentin Mandache
Majesty magazine, October 2011, "The History Maker" by Valentin Mandache & Diana Mandache
08 Tuesday Mar 2011
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Diana Mandache, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, King Carol II of Romania, King Ferdinand, King Michael of Romania, Regele Carol I, Regele Carol II, Regele Ferdinand, Regele Mihai, Valentin Mandache
This is a trailer from the documentary film entitled “Coroana Romaniei” (“The Crown of Romania”), directed by Marian Baciu from Sahia Studios in Bucharest, produced in 2010. The author of this blog presents the reigns of King Carol I, King Carol II, and His Majesty King Michael, together with the historian Valentin Mandache. King Ferdinand and his achievements are likewise surveyed. DM
