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Remains of Helen, Queen Mother of Romania to be moved to the new cathedral at Curtea de Argeş

Friday, 26 January 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The remains of Helen, Queen Mother of Romania, King Carol II and Prince Mircea will be moved to the new cathedral at Curtea de Argeş in the spring. Tombs have already been prepared. Helen, Queen Mother of Romania and King Carol II were divorced in 1928 but will now be reunited in the new cathedral. [read more]

Remains of the penultimate Queen of Italy transferred to Italy

Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 9:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The remains of the penultimate Queen of Italy, Elena of Montenegro, were returned to Italy last month. Queen Elena and her husband King Victor Emmanuel III were exiled in 1946 after a referendum ended the monarchy. They first went to live in Egypt, where they were welcomed by King Farouk. King Victor Emmanuel died a [read more]

Church not going to hinder expert work on “Yekaterinburg remains” according to Patriarch Kirill

Monday, 8 January 2018, 9:59 Moniek Bloks 0

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia spoke in a Christmas interview with Rossiya-1 television channel on Sunday, where he said that the expert work on the (presumed) remains of the last Imperial family will be completed on time. “The expert appraisal will finish when specialists finish it and say: here are the results of all tests. No one [read more]

Princes announce Ian Rank-Broadley will sculpt new Diana statue

Sunday, 10 December 2017, 8:00 Moniek Bloks 0

A new statue of Diana, Princess of Wales is to be created by the sculptor whose portrait of the Queen also appears on the coins, Kensington Palace has announced. Princes William and Harry announced last January they had commissioned a statue of their mother and they have now selected arts Ian Rank-Broadley to carry out [read more]

Russian Orthodox Church hopes to decide on ‘Yekaterinburg remains’ issue in 2018

Saturday, 2 December 2017, 8:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Russian Orthodox Church is likely to decide on the authenticity of the “Yekaterinburg remains”, or the remains of the last Tsar and his family, in 2018, said Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations. “The Сhurch will recognize the ‘Yekaterinburg remains’ as the true remains of the imperial family if exhaustive [read more]

Russian Orthodox Church Bishops’ Council discusses authenticity of imperial family remains

Monday, 27 November 2017, 21:02 Moniek Bloks 1

The Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, which will take place in Moscow from November 29 to December 4 and is expected to discuss the issue of authenticity of the so-called “Yekaterinburg remains”, or the remains of the last Tsarist family. “The people who are responsible for studying this issue will probably say something. [read more]