Official photographs of Queen Helen's return to Romania

Queen Mother Helen of Romania (Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark), was laid to rest in Romania on October 19 at New Episcopal and Royal Cathedral in Curtea des Arges.  The mother of the late King Michael, Helen died in exile in Lausanne, Switzerland, on November 28, 1982.  She was 86 years old.   She was buried at the  Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery in Lausanne.

Finally, nearly 30 years after the member of the Romanian royal family returned to Romania for the first time since King Michael's forced abdication on December 30, 1947,  the remains of Queen Helen were brought to Romania for reburial.

Thank you to HM Margareta, Custodian of the Crown, for allowing me to use the official photos from October 18-19.   The Duke of Aosta, whose mother, the late Princess Irene, was Queen Helen's sister, attended the funeral and reburial, with his younger daughter, Princess Mafalda.  The Prince of Wales was represented by the Earl of Rosslyn, Master of the Household for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

The copyright for the photos is @Romanian Royal Household.

Princess Sophie

Princess Marie 

Duke of Aosta

Princess Mafalda of Savoy-Aosta

the Earl of Rosslyn, representing the Prince of Wales. He is Master of the Household for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.