Miles de ciudadanos y reyes europeos despiden a Miguel I de Rumanía (fotos)

Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael during a funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

 

Decenas de miles de rumanos se despidieron hoy en Bucarest de Miguel Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, el último rey de Rumanía fallecido el pasado 5 de diciembre a los 96 años tras una larga enfermedad.

Los actos fúnebres del día comenzaron con una breve misa en el Salón del Trono con la presencia de representantes de diez casas reales, así como el presidente y primer ministro rumanos, Klaus Iohannis y Mihai Tudose, respectivamente.





Entre la realeza se encontraban los reyes eméritos de España Juan Carlos y Sofía; los reyes de Suecia, Carlos Gustavo y Silvia; el príncipe Carlos de Gales; Ana María de Grecia; y la princesa Muna de Jordania, entre otros.

Posteriormente, en la plaza del Palacio Real se celebró otra ceremonia religiosa y militar a la que asistieron decenas de miles de ciudadanos.

Luego, el cortejo fúnebre marchó a paso lento ante la atenta mirada de decenas de miles de personas que lanzaron flores al paso del vehículo que transportaba el féretro con los restos mortales del antiguo soberano hacia la Catedral del Patriarcado.

Allí se celebró un funeral de Estado oficiado por el patriarca de la Iglesia ortodoxa rumana Daniel.

Después, el ataúd fue trasladado hacia la estación de ferrocarriles de Baneasa, desde donde partió en el tren real hacia Curtea de Arges, a 155 kilómetros de la capital rumana.

En la Nueva Catedral Ortodoxa de esta localidad se oficiará esta tarde sobre las 17.00, hora local, otra misa y se procederá al entierro en el Mausoleo real, donde ya reposa Ana de Borbón-Parma, esposa del ex monarca, fallecida en agosto de 2016.

Miguel Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, que reinó entre 1927 y 1930 y, luego, entre 1940 y 1947, cuando fue forzado a abdicar por el régimen comunista, no pudo regresar a Rumanía hasta 1997, ocho años después de la caída de la dictadura comunista.

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Crown Princess Margareta of Romania and her husband, Radu Duda attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Crown Princess Margareta of Romania and her husband, Radu Duda attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Crown Princess Margareta of Romania and her husband, Radu Duda, attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Crown Princess Margareta of Romania and her husband, Radu Duda, attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Members of royal families and officials attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Members of royal families and officials attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Britain's Prince Charles, Former Spanish Queen Sofia and former Spanish King Juan Carlos attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Britain’s Prince Charles, Former Spanish Queen Sofia and former Spanish King Juan Carlos attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Britain's Prince Charles attends a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Britain’s Prince Charles attends a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Belgium's Princess Astrid and her husband, Prince Lorenz, attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Belgium’s Princess Astrid and her husband, Prince Lorenz, attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Greece's Queen Anne-Marie and Britain's Prince Charles attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Greece’s Queen Anne-Marie and Britain’s Prince Charles attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and his wife, Sweden's Queen Silvia, arrive at the Patriarchal Cathedral as they attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and his wife, Sweden’s Queen Silvia, arrive at the Patriarchal Cathedral as they attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Britain's Prince Charles arrives at the Patriarchal Cathedral as they attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Britain’s Prince Charles arrives at the Patriarchal Cathedral as they attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael at the Patriarchal Cathedral during his funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael at the Patriarchal Cathedral during his funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael at the Patriarchal Cathedral during his funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael at the Patriarchal Cathedral during his funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael during a funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael during a funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers attend a funeral ceremony of late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers attend a funeral ceremony of late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and his wife, Sweden's Queen Silvia, attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and his wife, Sweden’s Queen Silvia, attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and his wife, Sweden's Queen Silvia, arrive at the Patriarchal Cathedral as they attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and his wife, Sweden’s Queen Silvia, arrive at the Patriarchal Cathedral as they attend a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Former Spanish Queen Sofia arrives at the Patriarchal Cathedral as she attends a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Former Spanish Queen Sofia arrives at the Patriarchal Cathedral as she attends a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael during a funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Soldiers carry the coffin of late Romanian King Michael during a funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
The coffin of late Romanian King Michael is carried during a funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ROMANIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ROMANIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
The coffin of late Romanian King Michael is carried during a funeral ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ROMANIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ROMANIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
People look on during a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
People look on during a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
People stand during a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
People stand during a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
People watch on a screen a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
People watch on a screen a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
People watch on a screen a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
People watch on a screen a funeral ceremony for late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest, Romania, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov