Former King Michael next to a newly unveiled bronze sculpture of King Carol I, the founder of Romania’s royal dynasty, after addressing parliament in Bucharest in 2011 REUTERSThe death of King Michael of Romania marks the end of an extraordinary personal link with the turbulent history of 20th-century central Europe. For most of his life he had lived in exile after his abdication enforced by Romania’s communist rulers in 1947. He had met Hitler and Mussolini, and was one of the last surviving heads of state from the Second World War. The young king faced multiple challenges. Michael proved a much more impressive figure, ousting…

Source: The Times December 05, 2017 17:13 UTC