King Michael of Romania's funeral

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Schedule of Events (All Times: Romania/London)

Dec 5th 

• King Michael of Romania passes away at age 96 (1 PM / 11AM)
• Crown Princess Margareta is declared the new head of the Romanian Royal Family
• Prayer Service at King Michael's Private residence in Switzerland 
• (Will happen every night until Dec 10th)

Dec 6th 

• Book of Condolence is available for the public to sign at Pelesh Castle, the Royal Palace of Budapest, and Elisabeta Palace until January 15th
• 40 Days of Heavy Mourning Begins
• 3 Months of Mourning Begins

Wednesday, Dec 13th

• King Michael in Coffin will arrive in Romania, being flown in from Switzerland. 
• King Michael will Lie in State in the Hall of Honors at Pelesh Castle
• Members of the Romanian Government, Official Romania, Diplomatic Corps, Romanian Church, etc will pay their respects. 

Dec 13th-15th 

• King Michael will Lie in State in the Royal Throne Room at the Royal Palace of Bucharest
• Members of the public will be able to pay their respects. 

Saturday, Dec 16th (All Times: Romania/London)

• 10:25 AM / 8:25 AM
• Short religious service will be held in the Throne Hall of the Royal Palace 
• 11:00 AM / 9:00 AM
• Military and religious ceremony will be held in Royal Palace Square, in front of the Palace 
• 11:30 AM to 12:45 / 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM
• Funeral Procession: Royal Palace Square – Calea Victoriei – Unirii Square –Patriarchal Cathedral.
• 12:50 to 2:00 PM / 10:50 AM - 12:00
• Funeral Mass at Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest
• 2:00 to 2:40 PM / 12:00 - 12:40
• Funeral Procession throughout the capital: Unirii Square – University Square – Romana Square – Charles de Gaulle Square – The Triumphant Arch – Kiseleff Av. – Bucureşti – Ploieşti Av. -  Băneasa Royal Railway Station
• 2:40 - 5:30 PM / 12:40 - 3:30 PM
• Train Ride from Băneasa Royal Railway Station in Bucharest to Curtea de Argeş Railway Station
• Romanian Royal Family will join the Train Ride
• 5:30 - 5:50 PM / 3:30 - 3:50 PM
• Arrive at Curtea de Argeş Railway Station. Funeral Procession to New Royal and Episcopal Cathedral
• 6:20 - 6:40 PM / 4:20-4:40 PM
• Burial service at the New Royal and Episcopal Cathedral in Curtea de Argeș. 
• Attended by just Romanian Royal Family and Foreign Royals

Royals attending:
Current Monarchies:

• Sheikh Rashid bin Khalifa al Khalifa of Bahrain
• Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz of Belgium
• Princess Muna & Princess Rym of Jordan
• Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
• King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia of Spain
• King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia of Sweden 
• Prince Charles of United Kingdom

Former Monarchies:

• Romanian Royal Family
• Nicholas Medforth-Mills with Fiancee, Alina Maria Binder
• Prince Leka & Princess Elia Albania
• Austria (Habsburg)
  • Archduke Karl
  • Archduke Dominic & Archduchess Emmanuella 
  • Archduchess Maria Magdalena 
  • Archduke Georg
  • Archduke Martin & Archduchess Katharina 
• Margrave and Margravine of Baden
• King Simeon of Bulgaria
• Prince Jean of France, Duke de Vendome
• Charles de Fabribeckers
• Princess Chantal of France
• Queen Anne-Marie & Prince Nikolaos of Greece
• Princess Irina of Greece
• Baron Hanns & Baroness Alexander von Holzhausen
• Princess Anne de Ligne
• Duke of Braganza (Portugal)
• Prince Georg of Prussia
• Princess Tatiana Radzivill & Dr John Fruchaud
• Great Duchess of Russia
• Prince Emmanuel Philibert de Savoia
• Crown Prince Alexander & Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia
• Baron Francois-Xavier of Sambucy de Sorgue
• Prince Eberhard of Wurttemberg