House of Romania

Prince Paul of Romania was held by police in Paris on Monday evening after fleeing Romania in the wake of his conviction for corrupt activities related to the illegal restitution of costly real estate near Bucharest.

Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania, presented today royal warrants of appointment to several companies in a ceremony held in the garden of the Elisabeta Palace, said advisor to Her Majesty's House Radu Ghina.

On Wednesday, Prince Radu voiced his satisfaction that for 20 years the Royal Family has been at the Elisabeta Palace, having the "luck" to prove to the Romanian society how useful the Romanian Crown can be.

The personality of Romania's King Ferdinand I and the fundamental role of the military in the Romanian society were honoured on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Military Technical Academy in Bucharest.

Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania, said today that in the last year and a half that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation that bears her name has mobilized to help the vulnerable. "The last year and a half has been difficult for all mankind, a time that has shown that we can stand in solidarity and that we care about those around us. We stood united, even if isolated.

In a message dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Romania - Spain diplomatic relations, Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania, says that the two states have a common democratic destiny and exemplary cooperation in all fields. "Romania and the Kingdom of Spain celebrate this year their common identity and modern history values.

The 20th anniversary of the return to Elisabeta Palace of King Mihai (Michael) of Romania and Queen Anne is marked in a documentary published on Facebook on Monday by the Royal House. "On May 18, 2001, King Mihai and Queen Anne returned home to Elisabeta Palace, having become by Parliament vote the King's residence during his lifetime.

The Royal Family of Romania on Friday expressed their "unspeakable sadness" at the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. "Her Majesty the Crown Custodian and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, along with the entire Royal Family, learned with great sadness the news of the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The Custodian of the Crown, Margareta, states, on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, that King Mihai, the one who "changed the destiny of an entire continent on August 23, 1944," was all his life alongside Romanians. "King Mihai, my father, alone with his Army, changed the fate of an entire continent on August 23, 1944.

Chair of the National Red Cross Society, Margareta of Romania, has urged people to calm and reason amid an increasing number of cases of infection with the novel coronavirus, pointing out that that together we are a force capable of overcoming this health threat. "We are all disturbed by the rapid spread of this condition, unknown so far.