El miércoles 6 de octubre, el juez Lionel Guignard del Tribunal de Distrito de La Côte, que conoce de los casos de Morges y Nyon, absolvió a Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (también conocido como “Principe Nicolae al Romaniei” y “Príncipe Nicolás de Rumanía”) de los cargos presentados contra el antiguo heredero rumano en 2017 por su tía, la princesa heredera Margarita de Rumanía (ahora titulada “Su Majestad Margareta, Custodia de la Corona” y “Margareta, Majestatea Sa Custodele Coroanei Române”). Margarita se convirtió en ciudadana suiza en junio de 2017; tiene doble ciudadanía rumana y suiza. El 7 de noviembre de 2017, Margarita llamó a la policía de Vaud cuando su sobrino intentó visitar a su abuelo, el enfermo rey Miguel de Rumanía, en la casa donde el rey vivía en Aubonne, Suiza. En representación de su padre incapacitado, la princesa heredera presentó cargos contra su sobrino y alegó que Nicolás cometió allanamiento y agresión cuando intentó ver al rey por última vez. El tribunal desestimó estas acusaciones. En noviembre de 2017, después de que su tía rechazara su última petición de ver a su abuelo moribundo, Nicolás confesó: “ Mi único deseo era ver a mi abuelo una última vez y despedirme de él de la manera más respetuosa, tranquila y cristiana posible ” .
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| La familia del rey Miguel se reúne para honrar su memoria en el lugar de enterramiento del rey y la reina Ana. De izquierda a derecha: Alina de Roumanie, Nicolás de Roumanie, la Princesa Sofía de Rumanía, el Príncipe Radu de Rumanía y Su Majestad Margareta, Custodia de la Corona rumana. |
En la vista de la sentencia, Nicolás de Rumanía Medforth-Mills estuvo presente en el despacho del juez acompañado de sus abogados Malek Adjadj y Kristina Croce. Nicolás se emocionó y abrazó a sus defensores cuando el juez falló a su favor. Margarita de Rumanía estuvo ausente del proceso “ por enfermedad ” y estuvo representada por su abogado, Marc-Antoine Aubert. Resulta curioso que Margarita, jefa de la familia real rumana, no pudiera asistir a la vista del tribunal por enfermedad, ya que había celebrado varios actos en el Palacio Elisabeta en los días y semanas anteriores a la sentencia.
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| El príncipe Radu de Rumania, la entonces princesa Margarita de Rumania y el príncipe Nicolás de Rumania. Foto (c) Agerpress. |
The Swiss court was apprised of the fact that before Nicholas’s attempt to visit his grandfather on 7 November 2017, which was Nicholas’s seventh and final try, the prince had previously tried to see the king on six different occasions over the previous two years, beginning in 2015. On each of these occasions, Nicholas was denied access to his grandfather. Aware that his grandfather Michael, who had acted as a substitute father since Nicholas’s youth, was on his deathbed, Nicholas tried to enter the Swiss residence of the royal family when two nurses arrived. It was at this point that Margarita, Nicolas’s aunt and the acting Head of the Romanian Royal Family since King Michael’s retirement from public life in March 2016, summoned police to the property. The crown princess alleged that her nephew assaulted the nurses (a claim which has been found to be false) and that he committed home invasion (a claim which has also been dismissed).
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| King Michael and Prince Nicholas of Romania in 2010 when His Majesty granted title Prince of Romania to his grandson. Also shown are Queen Anne, Crown Princess Margarita, and Prince Radu. |
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| Prince Nicholas of Romania and King Michael of Romania at Elisabeta Palace, 2010. Photo (c) Bogdan Cristel / Reuters / Alamy. |
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| Prince Radu watches while Crown Princess Margareta embraces her nephew Prince Nicholas. Photo (c) Bogdan Cristel / Reuters / Alamy. |
Judge Lionel Guignard received testimony from several relatives of the late king, who are not named in Swiss news reports, that King Michael had asked his caretakers/family on numerous occasions during this time-frame to see his grandson. Each time, the king’s requests to see his grandson, whom Michael named the eventual heir of the Romanian royal family in 2010, were reportedly rebuffed with objections by Michael’s eldest daughter Margarita. The court learned that King Michael had been suffering from cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. The issue of the king’s impairment and the possibility of its influence on the August 2015 decision to remove his grandson from the succession was discussed in court; however, the judge did not make a ruling regarding this issue.
In his ruling, Judge Guignard concluded that “there is nothing in the dossier to confirm that the king did not want to see his grandson.” Afterwards, Nicholas of Romania stated: “My right to see my grandfather on his deathbed has been legitimized.” Reportedly, the attorney for Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, rejected the idea of any familial reconciliation as far as his client was concerned.
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Brouille au chevet de l'ex-roi de Roumanie Michel ( 24 horas del 8 de noviembre de 2017)
Une altesse royale parmi les naturalisés à Lausanne ( 24 horas del 28 de junio de 2017)
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