Royal Wedding Is Unhappy One
Paris dispatch details Romania’s King Carol II and Queen Helen in a loveless marriage forged for politics. Helen, once Greek princess, endured exile, a divorce, and estrangement as Carol pursued Zizi Lambrino and later Lupesey. Their son Michael remained a focal point amid royal tensions and scandal.
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Carol II
Romania
Carol
Zizi Lambrino
Helen
Orafty
Zizi Larbrino
Zizi
Madame Lupesey
France
Paris
Greece
George I
Xander
Constantine
Carol She
Michael
Madame Lupescu
Royal Romance Ends in Scandal and Divorce
A Romanian prince elopes with Madame Lupescu to Venice and France, provoking royal upheaval. Ferdinand disowns him as Marie weeps, Helen sues for divorce in 1928, and a child king later ascends under regency. The saga ends with the prince hopeful of a better life, while Helen forgives but never forgets.
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Wen Carol
Rumovis
Michael
Ferdinand
Greece
Sam
Venice
Madame Lupescu
Europe
Carol
France
Paris
Marie
Helen
Red Cross
Romania
Fragmentary tale hints at royal life in France and Rome
The text references Prince Carol and a companion at a French villa and trips to the Riviera, then shifts to Madame Lapesch and a note about writing with a fingernail as an old Forsian custom. It mentions St Peter's Cathedral in Rome occupying 227,069 square feet.
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London
Romania
Alexandra
England
Prince Carol
Hig
Fay Riviera
Madame Lapesch
St. Peter's Cathedral
Rome
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