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Margareta of Romania
Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown is the eldest daughter of King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania. She assumed her father's duties in March 2016, upon his retirement, and has claimed the headship of the House of Romania since his death on 5 December 2017. She also heads the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation.
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business · Custodian of the Crown of Romania since 2017 · diplomat · businessperson · also Margareta of Romania, Queen Margareta I, Queen Margareta I of Romania, Margareta I of Romania, Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
Born 26 March 1949 · Q663875
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2023· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (2023).
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2017· 2 entries
Career landmark: Head of the House of Romania (2017).
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Career landmark: member of the Senate of Romania (2017).
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2015· 2 entries
Earned Gold Olympic Order (2015).
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Career landmark: President of the Romanian Red Cross (2015).
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2010· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Crown Council of Romania (2010–2017).
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2007· 1 entry
Was interviewed by an editor of The Daily Telegraph: "It was a very solid and romantic story; I never stopped loving him, but one day it didn't seem right any more, it was politics, politics, politics, and I needed n
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2002· 1 entry
It rejected any role for her or her husband in a restored monarchy, while in 2003 the Cluj branch of PNŢCD officially invited her to be its electoral candidate to the Senate of the Republic in upcoming elections
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1997· 1 entry
King Michael designated Margareta as successor to "all prerogatives and rights" of his, indicating his desire for a gender-blind succession to the throne; although there was much consideration of altering the line of suc
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1994· 1 entry
Margareta met Radu Duda, a Romanian citizen and part-time actor, through the work of the Princess Margareta Foundation
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1986· 1 entry
Joined the International Fund for Agricultural Development where she handled relations with nongovernmental organizations and assisted in raising funds for IFAD programs
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1983· 1 entry
Moved to Rome and joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations where, as a member of the World Food Day project team, she worked for three years on the public awareness campaign concerning agric
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1979· 1 entry
Then worked for the agencies of the United Nations: The World Health Organization and The United Nations Population Fund, where she joined Social projects in public health, based in Africa and Latin America where she
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1974· 1 entry
Worked in a number of British universities for a few years, specialising in medical sociology and public health policy
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1964· 3 entries
Began secondary education at a French school in Switzerland, where she studied philosophy
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Career landmark: Participated in Wedding of Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark (tournament / event).
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Along with five other princesses, Margareta was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark to King Constantine II of Greece
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1960· 1 entry
Was sent to a boarding school in Old Basing, Hampshire, where she stayed until she was 13; she found it difficult to be away from home but was glad that she became more mature, noting that her English improved later
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1956· 1 entry
Margareta lived with Queen Helen for six months at her villa in Florence, attending kindergarten until returning to Switzerland, where she attended a primary school, with Princess Sofia, from age six to nine
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1949· 1 entry
Born 1949-03-26.
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1944· 1 entry
By arresting members of the military government which supported Nazi Germany
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1876· 1 entry
Under the reign of her great-great-granduncle King Carol I of Romania
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