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The Romanian royal family (Romanian: Familia regală a României) constitutes the Romanian subbranch of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern (also known as the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen), and was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Romania, a constitutional monarchy in Central-Eastern Europe.
Following Romania's transition to a People's Republic, the monarchy was excoriated by communist officials. Several biographies of the royal family described Marie either as a drunkard or as a promiscuous woman, referring to her many alleged affairs and to orgies she had supposedly organised before and during the war.
In addition, the Romanian government allows the royal family to use the Royal Palace different occasions. The palace is the largest and most significant royal residence in the country, containing emblematic official spaces such as the Throne Hall, the Royal Dining Hall and the monumental Voivodes' Staircase.
Following the death of the former king in 2017, and the largely positive reaction of the crowds to the royal family at his funeral, Romanian politicians have discussed whether to hold a referendum to restore the monarchy, [9] with around half the population (in early 2018) believing monarchy to be a better organisational form than a republic. [10]
According to Ivor Porter's authorized biography, [55] Michael of Romania: The King and The Country (2005), which quotes Queen-Mother Helen's daily diary, the Romanian royal family took out paintings belonging to the Romanian Royal Crown, on their November 1947 trip to London to the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth II; two of these ...
Margareta spent her childhood at family homes in Lausanne and at Ayot House, St Lawrence, in Hertfordshire, England. [17] [self-published source] During holidays she and her sisters spent time with their grandparents; paternally with Helen, Queen Mother, [5] [6] at Villa Sparta in Italy and maternally, with Princess Margaret [5] [6] and her husband Prince René of Bourbon-Parma in Copenhagen. [18]
The Kingdom of Romania (Romanian: Regatul României) was a constitutional monarchy that existed from 25 March [O.S. 13 March] 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I (thus beginning the Romanian royal family), until 1947 with the abdication of King Michael I and the Romanian parliament's proclamation of the Romanian People's Republic.
Lists of Romanian monarchs include: List of rulers of Wallachia (1290–1862) List of rulers of Moldavia (1347–1862) Domnitori (1862–1881) King of Romania (1881 ...