King Michael of Romania will celebrate his 90th birthday on Tuesday, October 25, an event that will be marked by several ceremonies, including a speech in the Romanian Parliament and a reception where representatives of several European royal families will be invited.

The participants, according to the Royal House of Romania, will be:

The Royal Family of Romania

Their Majesties the King and Queen
TRH Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu
HRH the Princess Helena and HE Mr. Alexander Phillips Nixon
HRH the Princess Irina and Mr. John Wesley Walker
HRH the Princess Marie
HRH Prince Nicholas
Miss Elisabeta Karina de Roumanie

Royal Guests from:

 Austria

TIRH Archduke Georg and Archduchess Eilika of Austria
TIRH Archduke Martin and Archduchess of Austria
TIRH Archduke Dominic and Archduchess Nella of Austria
HIRH Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria and Baron Hanns Ulrich von Holzhausen

Belgium

HRH Princess Alexandre of Belgium

Bulgaria

His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians

France

Baron Axel de Sambucy de Sorgue

Germany

TIRH Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia
TRH the Markgraf and Markgraffin of Baden
TRH the Hereditary Duke and Duchess of Württemberg
TRH Prince Bernhard and Princess of Baden
TRH Prince Ludwig and Princess of Baden
HRH Prince Ludwig of Bavaria

Greece

HRH the Princess Irini of Greece

Italy

TRH the Prince and Princess of Savoia, Duke and Duchess of Aosta

Jordan

HRH Princess Muna al Hussein of Jordan
TRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath of Jordan
HRH Princess Rym al Ali of Jordan

Liechtenstein

HRH Princess Margarita of Liechtenstein
HSH Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

HRH the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
TRH Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg

Montenegro

HRH Crown Prince Nicholas of Montenegro

Portugal

TRH the Duke and Duchess of Braganza

Russia

HIH Grand Duchess Maria of Russia
HIH Grand Duke George of Russia

Serbia

TRH Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia and Yugoslavia
TRH Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitte of Yugoslavia

Spain

Her Majesty the Queen of Spain

Sweden

Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden
Countess Madeleine Bernadotte Kogevinas

And:

HSH Prince Karel Schwarzenberg, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
HSH Princess Tatiana Radziwill, Mrs. Fruchaud, and Dr. John Fruchaud
HH Princess Anne of Ligne, Mrs. de Fabribeckers de Cortils et Grâce, and Mr Charles de Fabribeckers de Cortils et Grâce
TSH Prince Wenceslas and Princess Armelle of Lobkowicz
TSH Prince Wilhelm and Princess Ilona of Schaumburg Lippe
TSH Fürst Alois Konstantin and Prince Dominic of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Following a recent decision, the Royal House in Romania will no longer be called The House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, but the Royal House of Romania. The members of the Royal Family will also give up all their titles given by the heads of the Hohenzollern royal family.

The House of Hohenzollern is one of the most important dynasties in Europe. The Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is a wing of the Hohenzollern dynasty. Kings Carol I (1881-1914), Ferdinand I of Romania (1912-1921), Mihai I (Michael) of Romania (1927-1930 and 1940-1947) and Carol II of Romania (1930-1940) are part of this dynasty.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

(photo source: Royal House of Romania)