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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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Валентина Соловьёва

Trist că inima Reginei a fost mutată de atâtea ori – din Balcic la Bran, apoi la muzeu și în 2015 la Peleș. Mi se pare că n-a avut parte de odihnă nici după moarte. O femeie puternică, totuși, venită din Rusia prin mamă și ajunsă regină aici.

Andrzej Wiśniewski

Da, și mie se pare trist că inima Reginei a fost mutată de atâtea ori – din Balcic la Bran, apoi la muzeu și acum la Peleș. O femeie puternică, într-adevăr, cu rădăcini rusești prin mamă, dar care a iubit România din tot sufletul. Dumnezeu s-o odihnească.

Marek Szymański

Yes, these heart movements really make a sad impression, as if she can't finally rest in peace. It's good that she finally got to Peleș, at least there she is closer to her beloved Carpathians. Do you remember how she herself wrote in her diaries about her love for Bran?

Ольга Зайцева

Yes, Valentina, these endless movements of the heart after 1940 really look somehow restless. Especially when you know that Maria herself gave so much effort to Romania. Have you been to Peles, where it is now kept?

Dorota Wiśniewska

Yes, these constant transfers of the heart do seem disrespectful, as if they couldn't leave her alone. It's good that she is finally in Peleș, close to the Carpathians, which she wrote about with such love. Have you read her memories of Bran, how she cooked there and walked in the forest?

Paweł Nowak

Yes, these heart transfers are indeed a bit of an unnecessary mess after death. It's good that it finally rested in Peleş. Do you remember how in her letters she wrote about mushrooms from the forest near Bran? I also like collecting boletus mushrooms, only here in the Knyszyńska Forest.

Maria Zielińska

Yes, these heart transfers really make a bad impression, as if they couldn't leave her alone. It's good that he's finally in Peleș, close to the Carpathians. Have you read how she described her fishing trips in that area in her diaries?

Michał Kaczmarek

Natalia Wiśniewska

Yes, these constant heart transfers are really disgusting, as if they couldn't leave her alone. These fishing trips with children to the Carpathian streams in her diaries are great, I like fishing with my son on the river and I immediately associate it with them. Have you ever been on any of the trails she wrote about?

Tomasz Nowak

Yes, these constant heart transfers really leave a bad taste, as if they couldn't leave her alone. In Peleș, she is finally closer to the mountains she wrote about. Do you remember how she recalled in her diaries those fishing trips with her children to streams in the Carpathians? This always stays in my mind. Maybe one day I will go there with my grandchildren for a walk, just as she liked - with a basket of bread and a simple fishing rod. Have you ever been to Bran or Peleș?

Jan Szymański

Yes, these constant heart transfers are indeed disrespectful, as if they couldn't leave her alone. It's good that it finally went to Peleșu. Have you read how Bran wrote about her roses in the garden? I also plant old varieties in my garden in Gdańsk, but here we have less sun.

Katarzyna Zielińska

Yes, these transfers of heart really do seem disrespectful, like they can't leave her alone. In Bran she wrote about roses so specifically that you can immediately see how much she loved the garden. What old varieties do you plant in your garden in Gdańsk? In Warsaw, I only have a few climbing plants on my balcony, but there's not much sun either.

Yes, these constant transfers of the heart are indeed disrespectful. In Bran she wrote about roses in such detail that you immediately want to go out to the garden. In my place in Gdańsk, the old varieties are also doing well, but this year they bloomed less because of the rains. Which ones exactly are you planting?

Piotr Wiśniewski

Yes, these heart transfers actually make a bad impression, as if they couldn't leave her alone. It's good that he's finally in Peleș, close to the Carpathians. I remember how she wrote about these fish, but what remains in my mind is how she mentioned swimming in mountain lakes - sometimes I go to the reservoir in Białystok and I immediately associate it with them.

You're right, these heart transfers are a bit disrespectful to her will. In my garden near Białystok, old varieties of roses also do well, although this year there are more aphids than flowers. Which ones exactly do you plant in Gdańsk?

Adam Nowak

I agree, these constant heart transfers are really disgusting, like they can't leave her alone. In my garden in Gdańsk, I sometimes think about those mountain lakes when I water the flower beds in the evening. What about you in Białystok, do you catch the fish she wrote about there?

I agree, these heart transfers are a bit of unnecessary fuss after death. In Hajnówka, I walk in the forest and sometimes I think about the mountains, but I don't fish - I prefer to pick mushrooms. What do you plant in these flowerbeds in Gdańsk, tomatoes or maybe herbs?

Krzysztof Kowalski

I agree, these heart transfers are indeed a bit of unnecessary hassle. On my balcony in Warsaw, I plant herbs - basil and mint, because they are easier than tomatoes. What are the best mushrooms in Hajnówka? Boletes or rather boletes?