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07-14-2014, 04:03 AM
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They are not members of the Royal Family and it is not clear their children are even in the line of Succession wanted by the King.
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08-01-2014, 11:39 AM
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King Michael, Queen Anne, Crown Princess Margareta and Prince Radu are currently on holiday at the Castle Savarsin:
L’été de la famille royale de Roumanie à Savarsin
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10-19-2014, 01:10 AM
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In this weeks "Ora Regelui" -TV-program shown many events of the royal family lately.
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10-28-2014, 11:56 AM
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King Michael, Crown Princess Margareta and Prince Radu recently presided over a ceremony where royal decorations were awarded to different cultural figures of Romania at Peles Castle:
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Source: Remise de décorations au château de Peles
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10-28-2014, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by HereditaryPrincess
King Michael, Crown Princess Margareta and Prince Radu recently presided over a ceremony where royal decorations were awarded to different cultural figures of Romania at Peles Castle:
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Source: Remise de décorations au château de Peles |
King Michael didn't attend at the ceremony. The decorations were delivered in connection of his 93rd birthday by crown princess Margarita. Prince Radu attended too. I have posted photos to Margarita's and Radu's thread.
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11-21-2014, 11:57 AM
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Former Heads of state from central and eastern Europe invited at Elisabeta Palace:
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11-21-2014, 09:23 PM
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Out of curiosity:
1. Who pays for these ceremonies, gifts and decorations: King Michael himself or the Romanian government (directly or indirectly)?
2. Do these gifts and decorations have any official government approval? Or are they just gifts from the Royal Family as individuals?
It would be a real honor to be decorated by someone like King Michael. If it's just the Royal Family giving out its own awards, without any government-given legitimacy, it just seems a bit odd, kind of like if President George H.W. Bush or Bill Clinton kept giving out medals after leaving office.
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11-21-2014, 09:27 PM
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Everything is paid by the Royal House. even members of the Government received decorations but it is a rather ambiguos situation.
The Parliament won't give any special law regardind such issues but the Royal Family is invited officially to all the important public events and nobody reallygdoubts the role of HM the King as a symbol for the people.
HM the King was invited to speak in front of the Parliament three years ago and that was a clear recognition of the role of the Sovereign.
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11-22-2014, 07:18 AM
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King Michael needs to get some "official" legitimacy to all of this- even just a resolution of the legislature giving the Royal Family encouragement to be giving out these awards, and recognizing the Royal Family's role in Romania.
At least in the US, it's routine for state legislatures and maybe Congress to pass nonbinding resolutions recognizing people and events as special, and perhaps Romania could follow Montenegro's official recognition of its Royal Family. Surely that's maybe feasible, and much more likely than a full restoration.
Otherwise, while I deeply admire all that the Royal Family does, it seems like just self-promotion, and "playing king".
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11-22-2014, 08:33 AM
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I guess romanian officials don´t have any problems with it as the very warm and friendly visit of the President at the Palace a few days ago showed.
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11-22-2014, 10:28 AM
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The Parliament won't give any special law regardind such issues but the Royal Family is invited officially to all the important public events and nobody reallygdoubts the role of HM the King as a symbol for the people.
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Not even a non-binding resolution recognizing and honoring King Michael for his work for Romania? Even the US Congress frequently honors people, from Nelson Mandela to Pope Francis.
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11-22-2014, 05:20 PM
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11-22-2014, 06:30 PM
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Nice event indeed.All the televisions spoke about it.
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11-28-2014, 01:20 AM
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"Romania regala" -website reached on November 26 five million unique visitors (same person accessing the website from the same IP, is not recorded more than once).
The site was designed and redesigned over time by Gabi Dumitru It was put online on 21 February 2007 and worked first six years under the name “România Altfel”, a blog of HRH Prince Radu.
Currently, the site is written and updated by Traian Sârcă, press officer and chancellor of the Royal Secretariat.
Jurnalul online “România regală” a atins 5,000,000 de vizitatori unici Familia Regală a României Royal Family of Romania
On the National Day, the Royal Train will stop in six towns, in a symbolic journey. Crown princess Margarita, prince Radu, prince Nicolae and princess Maria will take part at the journey.
On the National Day, the Royal Train will stop in six towns, in a symbolic journey Familia Regală a României Royal Family of Romania
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11-29-2014, 07:50 AM
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