Romania
Funeral of King Michael of Romania
Members of the Romanian Royal Family, Foreign Royalty and Heads of State attended the State Funeral of King Michael of Romania on December 16th. King Michael died in Switzerland on December 5th, at the age of 96. He first became King in 1927, and though he hasn’t been the reigning Head of State since 1947, the Government is giving the late King a State Funeral, in line with the plans to give the Royal Family Official Status in Romania. Continue reading
King Michael of Romania has died
King Michael of Romania
Wedding of Crown Princess Margareta of Romania
Happy 21st Anniversary to Crown Princess Margareta and Princess Radu of Romania, who got married on this day in 1996 in Lausanne. The couple have no children and reside at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest. In honour of their anniversary, we are featuring their wedding below- Continue reading
Queen Marie of Romania
Queen Maria of Yugoslavia
Queen Helen of Romania
Queen Sophia’s Diamond Tiara
Given to a German Princess when she married the Crown Prince of Greece, this impressive diamond tiara was a favourite of her great-niece/daughter-in-law, Queen Frederica of Greece, and after remaining hidden for decades, it made a surprise reappearance on the current Greek Crown Princess! Continue reading
Princess Irene’s Diamond Tiara
Given as a wedding present from Queen Victoria to her eldest daughter, who eventually became Empress of Germany, in 1858, this magnificent Diamond Tiara was later given to her third daughter, eventually the Queen of Greece, who left it to her second daughter, the Duchess of Aosta, being sold at auction after her death. Continue reading