Royalty

 Theater of War program draws on ancient Greek drama to heal war trauma

By Christina Sanoudou

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The Royal House of Romania on Tuesday released a schedule of events to be held in Bucharest and Sinaia, October 23-30, to celebrate King Mihai I's 93rd birth anniversary.

The series of events starts on Thursday, October 23, with a decoration ceremony, followed by a reception at Peles Palace in Sinaia.

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Prince William and his wife Kate's second child, who will be fourth in line to the British throne, is due in April, an official statement said on Monday.

As part of its "Sunday at the Museum" program, the National Museum of the History of Romania (MNIR) invites the public to a conference on Eastwell Park, a country estate in Kent that was the childhood residence of Queen Marie of Romania, the institution informs in a release.

After the US Assistant State Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland, on Friday lambasted internal threats to democracy and freedom in parts of Central Europe, Romania's Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, hastened to say she was not talking about his own country.

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Injured troops from around the world are to do battle in London this week at Prince Harry's Invictus Games, which get under way Wednesday with a vibrant opening ceremony.
      
The prince, a British army captain who served two tours in Afghanistan, is the driving force behind the four days of competition across nine sports.
      

Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their second child, the Royal Family announced on Monday.

The Clarence House office broke the news on Twitter saying: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their second child.", the BBC reports.

Britain's Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth, and his wife Kate are expecting their second baby, Buckingham Palace said on Sept. 8.

The couple's first child, Prince George, was born in July last year amid a huge international media frenzy. William is second in line to the British throne, with George third.

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha will have to return to the state the mountain chalet Saragyol, a Sofia court has decided.

The decision has come a week after the same court issuing a similar ruling regarding another property claimed by Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgaria’s former prime minister (2001-2005) who was the country’s child king before the monarchy was overthrown in 1946.

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, formerly Tsar and Prime Minister of Bulgaria, is to appeal a court ruling under which the royal residence Tsarska Bistitsa is a state property.