Carol II of Romania

Dozens of Romanian lawyers protested at Bucharest's High Court on Monday against the conviction of a lawyer for his "direct involvement in sealing contracts" and "transmitting notifications" on behalf of a self-styled Romanian prince convicted and sentenced last week over a fraudulent restitution of land.

Mother Queen Helen was reburied on Saturday in the New Archbishop and Royal Cathedral in Curtea de Arges, thousands of people participating in the ceremony. The funeral service was performed by high officials of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in the old cathedral founded by Neagoe Basarab.

The funeral procession with the coffin of Queen Mother Helen - wife of King Carol II and mother of King Mihai I of Romania - arrived at Curtea de Arges, where the reburial service will take place on Saturday at the New Archdiocesan and Royal Cathedral.