Monday, August 8, 2016

King Michael will not be attending Queen Anne's funeral


King Michael of Romania will not be able to attend Queen Anne's funeral on Saturday. according to an official statement from the Royal House.  The King will remain at his home in Switzerland, with friends and family, staff and two Orthodox nuns.  The decision, which was based on the recommendation of five specialists, was taken with great regret.

Crown Princess Margarita, Prince Radu, Princess Helen and her husband, Alexander Philips Nixon, Princess Sophie, Princess Maria, Nicholas Medforth-Mills and Elisabeta Maria Biarneix will all take part in the funeral.  Nicholas and Elisabeta are grandchildren of Queen Anne.

he funeral will take place at Curtea des Arges on Saturday  August 13.  A list of the foreign royals who will be attending the funeral will be released on Thursday, August 11.


http://www.romania-insider.com/queen-anne-romania-woman-stood-besides-king-michael-68-years/

5 comments:

Matthew Plooster said...

This really isn't a surprise given the fragility of his constitution given his illness and age, though it is still very unfortunate. Are Nicholas and Elisabeta the only grandchildren attending, or are others not listed because they're not considered a part of the Royal House?

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

Nicholas is not a part of the royal house. The American grandchildren have chosen not to go. Don;t know why Karina is not attending. She remains in succession/

Matthew Plooster said...

The announcement from the Royal House said Michael would be with friends and family, so perhaps some of his grandchildren might be with him in Switzerland?

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

The only unaccounted grandchild is Karina. Irina's two children are not going to Europe.

MAXny said...

So sad he can't attend!