Romania: Royal family reports ex-king’s grandson to police

By iNFOTEL
November 08 2017 09:05 AM

CP556452584 — FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, file picture Romania\'s former King Michael waves to supporters during an appearance at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest, Romania. Romania‚Äôs royal house said Monday Nov. 6, 2-17 that the heath of former King Michael I who ruled Romania twice before abdicating, has deteriorated. Michael, 96, is one of the only leaders from World War II still who is still alive, and lives in exile in Switzerland.(AP Photo/ Octav Ganea, File)

BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s royal house has filed a complaint with Swiss police alleging that the estranged grandson of the ailing ex-King Michael I tried to force his way into his grandfather’s home.

The royal house said Wednesday that Nicholas Medforth-Mills attempted “to violate the home of His Majesty” in Switzerland.

It alleged in a statement that Medforth-Mills “physically and verbally aggressed” three staff members.

Medforth-Mills accused his relatives of doing their “utmost to stop me seeing my grandfather and discredit my name.”

The 96-year-old Michael was Romania’s last king. He occupied the throne during 1927-1930 and again from 1940 until 1947, when communists forced him to abdicate.

He stripped Medforth-Mills of his royal title in 2015. Stunned Romanians speculated a jealous relative wanted to edge the grandson out of the prestigious family.

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