Romania’s president attends the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II
Romania's president Klaus Iohannis, the custodian of the Romanian Crown, Margaret, and the Prince Consort Radu will attend Queen Elizabeth's state funeral service at Westminster Abbey
Roxana Vasile, 14.09.2022, 13:50
High-ranking political leaders and representatives of royal houses from around the world are expected to attend the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, aged 96. According to Buckingham Palace, the funeral will take place on Monday, September 19, at 11:00 local time, at Westminster Abbey in London. Romania will be represented by President Klaus Iohannis. He has already signed the condolence book opened in memory of the Queen at the residence in Bucharest of the ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
In these moments of great sadness, Romania is with the British people and the Royal Family, sharing your pain and paying respectful tribute to the memory of Her Majesty. Spanning seven decades, Her Majesty’s reign shaped modern history and will be remembered as an exceptional symbol of loyalty and commitment to public service. Her Majesty’s legacy will remain in our hearts and minds’ – President Iohannis wrote in the condolence book.
As for the Romanian Royal Family, it received with great pain the news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Both descendants of Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II and the former King Michael I of Romania, who died in 2017, were third cousins. According to records, King Michael met his wife, Princess Ana, in 1947, at Elizabeth’s wedding with Prince Phillip. And in 2012, the Romanian sovereign stood next to the Queen during the events organized on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee, being linked their entire lives through affection, admiration and friendship.
Now, upon Queen Elizabeth II’s departure from this world, the custodian of the Romanian Crown, Margareta, and Prince Consort Radu will attend the Queen’s funeral service in London. Her Majesty Margareta found in Queen Elizabeth II, throughout her entire life, unparalleled support, a model of royal leadership and courage, a bright beacon. Queen Elizabeth was always present in the life of the Romanian Royal Family and kept an uninterrupted family connection. After the death of King Michael and of the Duke of Edinburgh, to Margareta Queen Elizabeth II was a fundamental point of reference, an element of moral, intellectual, affective and institutional support, the Royal House of Romania has stated.
There is a lot of pain these days in the United Kingdom, as for almost all Britons Queen Elizabeth is the only monarch they have known. However, there is also a lot of hope and enthusiasm for the new King, Charles III, who is also a very close friend to Romania. (MI)
