The late King’s body laid in State in the Hall of Honour at Peles Castle for a day after arriving in Romania on December 13th, before being transported to the Throne Hall of the Royal Palace in Bucharest for the public to pay their respects until the day of the Funeral.
After a brief religious service in the Royal Palace’s Throne Hall, the casket was deposited in the Royal Palace Square for a military and religious ceremony on December 16th. The funeral cortege then proceeded from the Square to the Patriarchal Cathedral. Following the Cathedral’s Funeral Mass, the funeral cortege moved to Bucharest’s Baneasa Royal Railway Station, from where they journeyed to Curtea de Arges and to the Curtea de Arges Cathedral. The Late King Michael’s coffin was placed on a catafalque in the Cathedral, followed by a brief religious service and a funeral procession from the Cathedral to the New Episcopal and Royal Cathedral for his private burial.
Royal guests included King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (King Michael’s first cousin) of Spain, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the Prince of Wales (King Michael’s cousin) , Queen Anne Marie (married to King Michael’s first cousin), Prince Nikolaos, and Princess Irene of Greece (King Michael’s first cousin), Tsar Simeon of Bulgaria, Crown Prince Alexander (son of King Michael’s first cousin) and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia, Crown Prince Leka II and Crown Princess Elia of Albania, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz of Austria, Princess Muna of Jordan, the Duke of Braganza, the Prince of Venice, Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, and many members of Austrian, German, and French Royalty and Nobility.
