Death and Funeral of King Michael, 5th & 16th December 2017

[French Toast]

A very dignified and touching service for the late king. May he rest in peace.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by JR76

Wasn't there a poster who said during the Swizz incident a few weeks ago that grandson and nephew is the same word in Romanian?

Yes, the Romanian word "nepot" translates into English as either "grandson" or "nephew."

[An Ard Ri]

I only spotted Princess Irene of Greece towards the end ,the Princess was sitting behind the Prince of Wales.

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by irish_royalist

How interesting to watch the interactions among the visiting Royals as they stand around chatting at 4:30:00! I hope there will be some discussion on the 'bowing and curtsying' forum about who bowed to whom during the line up procession!

What a warm embrace by Queen Sofia to the Custodian of the Romanian Crown around 4:30:00 ! Very touching indeed.

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Yes, the Romanian word "nepot" translates into English as either "grandson" or "nephew."

It is like "nipote" in Italian, isn't it ? I believe it comes from Latin "nepos".

[Dalriada]

Originally Posted by irish_royalist

How interesting to watch the interactions among the visiting Royals as they stand around chatting at 4:30:00! I hope there will be some discussion on the 'bowing and curtsying' forum about who bowed to whom during the line up procession!

Spot on Irish royalist. We don’t normally get meandering TV camera shots of foreign royals on the BBC or otherwise. Here on the fringes of a state event of an Eastern Orthodox service it is all very up front with footage of the customary funeral farewells of chief mourners literally cheek to cheek with posters here quoting lip read speech from HM Queen Anne Marie. Very human and emotional sight to see regardless of station and state. Bless+++

[Cory]

Romania paid an official homage to the King and nobody was speaking about a former Monarch but about HM the King.
The people reacted in an amazing way showing their respect and their love for the Sovereign.
Now it's up to the King's Family to show unity and to continue the projects of the King.

[LadyRohan]

Originally Posted by Cory

Now it's up to the King's Family to show unity and to continue the projects of the King.

The 'Kings Family' is the Royal Family of Romania. No other title is appropriate, even when given by someone who doesn't respect or acknowledge regal authority in giving out new titles. I suppose if the King isn't allowed to create titles, such as 'Custodian of the Crown', we, as private citizens, shouldn't either, right?
Since when do you support the Royal Family and their effort 'to continue the projects of the King'? It has been clear from years of posts that this is something you don't support.

Tedious.

A very emotional day has come to a close, and it's been heartwarming to see how the Custodian has been taken well care of by large numbers of royalty from across Europe, making it clear she is not alone in the task that does indeed lie ahead. All actual well-wishers and supporters of the Royal Family and the cause of monarchy will have seen these events with positive eyes, and with the affection and appreciation they deserve.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Duc_et_Pair

More republics are pretty generous when it comes to that. Remember the funerals of Empress Zita, Archuchess Regina and Archduke Otto in Austria, the various reburials of members of the tsarist family in Russia, or funerals in former German principalities where almost always the "successor" to these principalities (the Bundesländer) are officially represented, etc.

No republic organized something so official as Romania did for its King.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Cory

No republic organized something so official as Romania did for its King.

You have missed the ceremonies for Archduke Otto in various countries of the once immense empire, culminating in a gigantic funeral in Vienna, including attendance of the who-is-who in Austria, where the Kaiserhymne was sung and where several military detachements escorted the coffin to the Kapuzinergruft?

That funeral was broadcast live on Austrian and foreign TV.

Another example is the re-burial of Empress Maria Feodorovna where the Danish Crown Prince escorted a Danish frigate to Saint-Petersburg and that ship was met with impressive ceremonial from the Russian Navy and then the proceedings with hours and hours of great splendour, military display and a grand, elaborate ceremonial. In Putin's Russia.

Broadcast live on Russian and foreign TV.

Come on Cory, sometimes you write things down and I think: no, you are not giving the whole image, to say it diplomatic. :-)

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Cory

No republic organized something so official as Romania did for its King.

In 1921 Bavaria also hosted an official Funeral for both King Ludwig III. and his wife who had died 2 years earlier.
And the fuenral of Empress Zita in 1989 ws also quiet big with a procession through Vienna and it was broadcasted on austrian TV at the time.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

I don' understand the not reigning Crown Princess to gether with 2 Monarchs and a former King.

The three (former) Sovereigns attending with one who sees herself as a Soverereign. From Margareta's perspective I can see some logic in that.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Stefan

In 1921 Bavaria also hosted an official Funeral for both King Ludwig III. and his wife who had died 2 years earlier.
And the fuenral of Empress Zita in 1989 ws also quiet big with a procession through Vienna and it was broadcasted on austrian TV at the time.

In 1977, when Louis-Ferdinand Prinz von Preussen (the father of Georg Friedrich) died, there was also a grand military ceremonial and to see the videos on You Tube, it was broadcast as well.

[duke of poliganc]

Originally Posted by Duc_et_Pair

The three (former) Sovereigns attending with one who sees herself as a Soverereign. From Margareta's perspective I can see some logic in that.

Two sovereigns ,A former sovereign and a titular sovereign.

king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and The Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg are still sovereigns.

[Barbara21]

A touching and moving funeral service, full of emotions.
It was nice to see so many royals present at the funeral yesterday.
By the way, a small clip was also shown in the most important TV news in Estonia. And yesterday, the largest newspaper in Estonia published a brief overview of the life of the king.

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by duke of poliganc

Two sovereigns ,A former sovereign and a titular sovereign.

king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and The Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg are still sovereigns.

No representation though from the Danish, Dutch and Norwegian courts. I wonder why. Maybe they were worried about antagonizing the Romanian government, but since it was a semi-state funeral anyway, that concern wouldn't make sense, would it ?

[zarat]

Originally Posted by HereditaryPrincess

It was nice to see so many royals present at the funeral today. A very moving occasion.

I have seen that the prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and prince Leka of Albania have attended the funeral. Also the princess of Liechteinstein, magrave of Baden, prince Alexander of Serbia and duke of Braganca if I'm not wrong.

[Spheno]

Originally Posted by zarat

I have seen that the prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and prince Leka of Albania have attended the funeral. Also the princess of Liechteinstein, magrave of Baden, prince Alexander of Serbia and duke of Braganca if I'm not wrong.

and Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

No representation though from the Danish, Dutch and Norwegian courts. I wonder why. Maybe they were worried about antagonizing the Romanian government, but since it was a semi-state funeral anyway, that concern wouldn't make sense, would it ?

No idea, to my best knowledge the Royal Houses of Norway, of Denmark, of the Netherlands as well the Princely House of Monaco have friendly relationships with the former royal family of Romania.

The missing royals all were with Michael on this picture.

The late King's mother-in-law was Princess Margrethe of Denmark, related to the Danish and Norwegian royal families. The Queen of the Netherlands officially received former King Michael and Queen Anne in audience when they were visiting The Hague (under the Dutch presidency of the EU) to make a plea for Romania's entry into the EU and the NATO (picture).

[xenobia]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

No representation though from the Danish, Dutch and Norwegian courts. I wonder why. Maybe they were worried about antagonizing the Romanian government, but since it was a semi-state funeral anyway, that concern wouldn't make sense, would it ?

Do we know if queen Anne-Marie represented the greek or danish courts? Perhaps both, since she was born a danish princess.