Însemnări zilnice: vol. VIII

Însemnări zilnice #8

by Marie of Romania, Sanda Ileana Racoviceanu (translator), Vasile Arimia (Editor)

In 1926, familia regala a primit doua lovituri grele. Mai intii, in plina criza dinastica, adversarii sai au declansat o campanie de denigrari la adresa reginei si a prim-ministrului Bratianu. Apoi, regele Ferdinand a fost diagnosticat cu cancer, iar starea sa de sanatate a determinat-o pe regina sa-si intrerupa calatoria oficiala in Statele Unite. Insemnarile reginei Maria reflecta atit evenimentele politice – lupta pentru putere a diferitelor partide si schimbarile de guvern –, cit si viata ei cotidiana – cu hobbyurile, descoperirea religiei Baha’i sau micile bucurii si necazuri ale rudelor si prietenilor.

„Mare suferinta in intreaga tara... De fapt, regele este admirat pentru ca a hotarit sa-si sacrifice fiul; au sperat cu totii ca Parlamentul se va ridica in bloc sa ceara sa i se acorde lui o a doua sansa, un timp ca sa-si traiasca visul sau rau si sa revina asupra renuntarii sale odioase. Nimeni din opinia publica nu stie ca el este cel care nu vrea sa se intoarca. Toti cred ca tatal lui, minios din cauza comportamentului fiului, a hotarit sa-l dezmosteneasca... Totul in jurul meu este indignare si suferinta. Cel putin insa inteleg cu totii imensa durere si, de asemenea, pierderea, cumplita pierdere a unei generatii.”

472 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Marie of Romania (Marie Alexandra Victoria), previously Princess Marie of Edinburgh, was a British Princess by birth and Romanian Queen by marriage.

She was the eldest daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Her father was the second-eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Her mother was the only surviving daughter of Alexander II of Russia and Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse. She was baptised in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle on 15 December 1875 and her godparents were the Empress and Tsarevitch of Russia, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the Princess of Wales and the Duke of Connaught. As her father was in the Royal Navy, she spent much of her early childhood abroad, particularly in Malta.