King Mihai I will return for the last time to Romania next week, when the ceremonies for the former sovereign's funeral are scheduled.
*** On Wednesday, 13 December, at 11:00 hrs, the coffin with the body of His Defunct Majesty King Mihai I will touch down at the Henri Coanda International Airport, from where it will be transported by car to the Peles Castle.
The event will unfold in the presence of the Head of the Royal Family, Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, the members of the Royal Family, the representatives of the state bodies, of the Orthodox Church and of His Majesty's House.
The media will have access at the ceremony. The public will have not access to this event.
* Also on Wednesday, 13 December, at 14:00hrs, the coffin with the King's body will be laid in the Hall of Honour of the Peles Castle.
The Crown's Custodian and the Royal Family will be present at Sinaia.
According to the schedule announced by the Royal Family, as of 14:00hrs to 15:00hrs condolence will be allowed on behalf of the President of Romania's institution, the Presidency of the Republic of Moldova, the members of the Romanian Government and of the Republic of Moldova's Government, the members of the Parliaments of the two countries; between 15:00hrs and 16:00hrs - representatives of the state (central and local) bodies, from 16:00hrs to 17:00hrs - representatives of the diplomatic corps, the European Union, NATO and international organisations, and from 17:00hrs to 18:00hrs - representatives of the Romanian Academy and the State Academy of the Republic of Moldova, of the Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church and of the other religious institutions.
The access at the Peles Castle will be made based on the lists previously communicated to the Royal Protocol Service by the above-mentioned institutions, at [email protected].
The public will not have access during the period the coffin is laid at the Sinaia Royal Domain.
The media will have access on the Peles Castle's terrace and in certain hourly intervals in the Hall of Honour.
* On the same day, Wednesday 13 December, at 18:00 hrs, the coffin with the body of His Defunct Majesty will be transported from the Peles Castle to the Throne Hall in the Bucharest Royal Palace (49-53, Victoriei Road), where it is to arrive at 20:30hrs.
The ceremony will be private. The public and the media will have no access in the Throne Hall the long of the ceremony. Media will only have access at the entrance in the Royal Palace.
*** All those who will wish to lay wreaths and bow at the catafalque of His Defunct Majesty will be granted access into the Throne Hall of the Royal Palace on Wednesday, 13 December, from 21:00hrs to 24:00hrs, on Thursday, 14 December, 8:00hrs through 22:00hrs, and on Friday, 15 December, from 8:00hrs to 22:00hrs. Access is free. Media is also allowed.
Those present at the Royal Palace to pay their last tribute to King Mihai I are required to observe the following rules:
* to be dressed appropriately, in dark colours
* carry no bags, purses or large luggage
* to not come with children under 7 years of age, or children's trolleys
* to not use cameras, mobile phones or other electronic gadgets. Shooting and filming are forbidden, out of respect for the solemnity of the occasion, the Royal House says
* to have an ID document upon them
* nobody would be able to lay flowers in person, at the bier. Flowers will be laid in the garden in front of the Royal Palace or on the sidewalk in front of the Palace's fence. The staff of His Majesty's House will be at the spot, to guide the public
* the persons who come to the catafalque are required to not bring volumes, letters, postcards, stamps, documents or photos. All of these can be sent subsequently, by mail, to the Elisabeta Palace
* inside the Royal Palace, smoking and talking on the mobile phone are strictly banned.
A first-aid point will be operational as long as access to the Royal Palace is open.
*** On Saturday, 16 December at 10:30, a brief religious service will be delivered in the Throne Hall of the Royal Palace. The media will have no access to this hall during the service.
At 10:55hrs, the coffin with the body of King Mihai will be laid on a bier in the Royal Palace Square. A brief religious and military service will be held. The public's access to the square is free, in the areas especially arranged for the participants. Media access is also free.
At 11:15, the coffin will be placed in the hearse. From 11:25hrs to 12:15hrs, the funeral procession will ride at low speed on the route starting with Royal Palace Square - Victoriei Road - Splaiul Independentei - Union Square - the Metropolitan Hill's entrance.
The funeral service will take place as of 12:30hrs to 14:00hrs, at the Patriarchal Cathedral. The public and the media will have no access inside the cathedral.
From 14:00hrs to 18:20hrs, the funeral procession will travel to Curtea de Arges, following the route: Union Square - University Square - Roman Square - Triumphal Arch - Chitila - Titu - Gaesti - Topoloveni - Pitesti - Curtea de Arges. The procession will make no halt the long of the journey, yet it will slow down in localities.
* On Saturday, 16 December, at 18:45hrs the burial ceremony of King Mihai I will take place in the New Cathedral at the Curtea de Arges. The ceremony will be private, in the presence of the Crown Custodian, the Royal Family of Romania and the members of the foreign Royal Families. The public will only have access in front of the entrance gate in the Arges Archbishopric park. The media will be allowed in front of the New Cathedral at Curtea de Arges.
The presence of the media will not be allowed inside the New Cathedral, neither before, nor during the burial ceremony.
The New Cathedral cannot be visited 7 days after the funeral.
The Royal Family announces a deep-mourning period of 40 days and a three-month mourning (from the time of death, 5 December, ed. n.). The deep mourning and the mourning periods refer to the public presence of the Royal Family members.
The condolence books are open as of Wednesday at the Peles Castle, the Royal Castle (Victoriei Road) and at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest. They are to be at the public's disposal for 40 days from the date of death. Moreover, condolence messages could be sent online to http://www.familiaregala.ro/mesaje, the Royal House specifies.
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