<br /> <p>Thousands lined the streets of Bucharest, on December 16, to witness the funeral procession of the last king of Romania, Michael I, who died in Switzerland on December 5.</p><p>Michael I was described as “one of the last surviving World War Two European heads of state” by Reuters</a>.</p><p>Michael I staged a coup against the Nazi-aligned government of Prime Minister Ion Antonescu in August 1944, however abdicated under a post-war, communist government and left the country in 1947, living in exile until after the overthrow of Nicolae Ceaușescu.</p><p>A number of European royal and aristocratic figures were reported</a> to have attended the funeral, including Prince Charles of the UK and the Swedish king and queen. Credit: Anonymous via Storyful</p><br />
