Romanian Succession, Claimants, Titles and Restoration

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Tatiana Maria

Duc_et_Pair's citation of Princess Elena's own comments on her son is appropriate evidence that there is a rift between them, even without confirmation from the Royal House or other family members. Since this is about Princess Elena's personal frame of mind, Princess Elena herself is surely the best possible source on her own disposition, regardless of her reliability on neutral subjects.

Of course, if there is public information that Princess Elena's comments were less than candid, reported out of context, etc., then that information is also welcome.

Once again, as I wrote to Duc et Pair, the only public expressions of Princess Helen's views have appeared on the website of Casa Regala. There have been several occasions when the online communications of the Romanian royal household have not been totally truthful. If one has followed this "saga" in the Romanian press over the years, it is well known that the primary problems have been between the Custodian of the Crown together with her husband on the one side, and their nephew on the other. As noted by another poster, Nicholas and his sister Karina (who is second in line) are on the same page.

[Tatiana Maria]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Once again, as I wrote to Duc et Pair, the only public expressions of Princess Helen's views have appeared on the website of Casa Regala. There have been several occasions when the online communications of the Romanian royal household have not been totally truthful.

I have not seen the earlier post in which you wrote that "the only public expressions of Princess Helen's views have appeared on the website of Casa Regala", but do I correctly understand that you are saying the press release issued by Princess Elena and quoted in the Romania Journal article of 2017 did not reflect her true views?

[JR76]

Originally Posted by Tatiana Maria

I have not seen the earlier post in which you wrote that "the only public expressions of Princess Helen's views have appeared on the website of Casa Regala", but do I correctly understand that you are saying the press release issued by Princess Elena and quoted in the Romania Journal article of 2017 did not reflect her true views?

What Benjamin is saying is that he doesn't agree with Duc's often repeated assessment that the relationship between mother and son lies at the core of the issue of him being removed from the line of succession.
Instead he, like many of us, are certain that the main issue is his relationship with his aunt and her husband.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

You are welcome to post links to the website of the Royal House, which has certainly released information in the past which was not correct.

Casa Regala is not a neutral or unbiased source. It is simply the most public. There are several facets to this situation.

Excuse me, the link goes to Romania Journal, which is a current affairs medium with news, business, sports, culture, society, world, travel. It is not the website of the Royal House

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by JR76

What Benjamin is saying is that he doesn't agree with Duc's often repeated assessment that the relationship between mother and son lies at the core of the issue of him being removed from the line of succession.
Instead he, like many of us, are certain that the main issue is his relationship with his aunt and her husband.

We know that the mother was the only member of the Royal House to burn her very own son down to his ankles. For so far I know no aunt or uncle has gone public to damn Nicholas.

The assessment that the head of the Royal House will not come into action as long as there has not been a reconciliation with her very own successor is really not unimaginable or far-fetched.

Just transport it to a family or a family-business, which will be recognizeable for many of us. When a sister is on non-speaking terms with her child, the rest of the family will always have a dilemma because of this rift within the family.

For an example the CEO of a family business will be careful to bring a conflicted family member into the enterprise as long as other members of the board, notably the intended successor as CEO, have not come to an agreement or reconciliation.