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Eighty-eight years have passed since Queen Marie of Romania passed to the Lord.translated

July 18, 2026 · 1 min read

On July 18, 1938, Queen Marie, the most beloved queen of Romania, passed to the Lord in Sinaia after a long and painful illness caused by cancer. Her body was interred at Curtea de Argeș Monastery, alongside that of King Ferdinand, while her heart was placed in the Stella Maris Chapel in Balchik. After Romania lost the Cadrilater in 1940, the queen’s heart was brought to her residence in Bran, and in 1970, it was transferred to the National Museum of Romanian History. Since 2015, the heart of Queen Marie has been preserved at the National Museum "Peleș." Queen Marie of Romania Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Alexandra Victoria was born on October 29, 1875, at Eastwell Park, the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844–1900), and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853–1920), according to the official website of the Royal Family of Romania. She married Prince Ferdinand, Heir to the Romanian Throne, on January 10, 1893, thereby relinquishing

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