The grandiose funeral for Romania's Michael I as tens of thousands mourn the monarch who shunned the Nazis only to be forced to abdicate by Communists
Dear Steemians,
I present today King Michael of Romania
Born on October 25, 1921 in Sinaia, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Bucharest, Michael was a descendant of the German Hohenzollern dynasty.
He ruled twice, from 1927 to 1930 and then from 1940 to 1947, before the communist government ended the monarchy in the Balkan country.
King Michael I turned his guns against Hitler on August 23, 1944 to change Romania's way from Nazis to the Allies in the Second World War.
So he shortened the war by about six months, saving hundreds of thousands of human lives.
He rode the Royal Regiment for 6 months against Stalin's communist leaders, then was forced to abdicate in December 1947.
He lived most of his life in exile in Switzerland. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the new rulers of the country feared that King Michael I would claim his throne.
Instead, King Michael I helped negotiate Romania's accession to the EU and NATO.
From left, Belgium's Prince Lorenz, Princess Astrid, Princess Muna al-Hussein of Jordan, Greece's Queen Anne Marie, Britain's Prince Charles, former Spanish royals, Queen Sofia, King Juan Carlos I, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Sweden's Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf, stand in the front row as they attend the funeral ceremony
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May 18, 2012 King Michael of Romania with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.
Tens of thousands of Romanians joined European monarchs to pay tribute to King Michael I, who was recognized for his dignity and morality.
Former King Michael I with his daughter, Princess Margaret, and his nephew, Prince Nicholas, during a ceremony celebrating his 92th birthday in 2013.
Princess Margaret of Hohenzollern, daughter of former Romanian King Michael I, touches his coffin, at the former royal palace.
Pictured (L-R): Greece's Queen Anne-Marie, Prince Charles, former Spanish Queen Sofia and former Spanish King Juan Carlos and Princess Margaret of Hohenzollern, daughter of former Romanian King Michael
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Honor guard soldiers carry the coffin of the late Romanian King Michael I during the funeral ceremony outside the former royal palace in Bucharest.
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Honor guard soldiers carry the coffin of the late Romanian King Michael during the funeral ceremony with dozens of Orthodox priests.
The king's body worn toward the cannon in crowd applause. The people gathered at the funeral have acclaimed the king and cried: "Majesty, we love you!" Monarchy saves Romania! or the King and the motherland.
Three MAn detachments are in formation to honor the former Marshal of the Romanian Army in World War II, King Michael.
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The Royal Train, which houses the coffin of King Michael's inanimate body, arrived at the train station in Curtea de Arges.
Thousands of people have come to say good-bye to the King. The crowd chanted the name of the former sovereign, lit the lights on the cell phones and applauded.
A mountain hunters company presented the honor when King Michael's coffin was pulled out of the station.
In the military music agreements, the funeral corps headed to the Curtea de Arges Monastery, where the funeral service will take place.
King Michael I and Princess Anna of Bourbon-Parma ( were married on the 10th of June 1948 in Athens, at the invitation of King Paul I and Queen Frederica of the Hellenes ).
God forgive him!
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