Princess Elena of Romania
| Princess Elena | |
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Elena (center) with her son Nicholas Medforth-Mills (left) and a family friend at King Michael I and Queen Anne's Diamond Wedding Anniversary gathering held at Elisabeta Palace
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| Born |
15 November 1950 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Spouse |
Robin Medforth-Mills (m. 1983; div. 1991) Alexander Nixon (né McAteer) (m. 1998) |
| Issue |
Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills Karina de Roumanie Medforth-Mills |
| House | Romania |
| Father | King Michael I of Romania |
| Mother | Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma |
| Religion | Romanian Orthodox |
Princess Elena of Romania (born 15 November 1950 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is the second eldest daughter of King Michael I of Romania and his wife Queen Anne. She is currently second in line of succession to the former Romanian throne and headship of the House of Romania after her elder sister Crown Princess Margareta, who has no issue.
Elena was born in exile on 15 November 1950 at the Mont Choisi clinic in Lausanne, Switzerland as the youngest of two daughters of King Michael I and Queen Anne at the time. She was baptised in the Orthodox faith; her godmother was her paternal grandmother Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark who was also her namesake in the Romanian version.
Elena spent her childhood at her family homes in Lausanne, Switzerland, and in the United Kingdom at Ayot House, St Lawrence, Hertfordshire; During holidays she and her sisters spent time with their grandparents, Helen, Queen Mother in Florence, Italy at Villa Sparta and in Denmark with Princess Margaret and Prince Rene. She and her sisters were told "fascinating tales of a homeland they couldn't visit" by their father.
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