RARE! Helen of Greece & Denmark Hand Signed Album Page JG Autographs COA

  
"Helen of Greece & Denmark" Hand Signed Album Page. This item is certified authentic by JG Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. Helen of Greece and Denmark. 2 May 1896 - 28 November 1982, was the. Of Romania during the reign of her son. She was noted for her humanitarian efforts to save Romanian Jews during.

Which led to her being awarded by the. Princess Helen spent her childhood in Greece, Great Britain and Germany.

And the overthrow of her father by the. In 1917 permanently marked her and also separated her from her favorite brother, the young. Along with most members of the royal family, Helen then spent several months caring for her father, plagued by disease and depression. In 1920, the princess met.

Carol, Crown Prince of Romania. Who quickly asked her hand in marriage.

Despite the bad reputation of the prince, Helen accepted and moved to Romania, where she soon gave birth to their only son, Prince. The situation of her family, however, continued to worry Helen, who made several trips abroad to visit her parents when they did not simply reside with her in.

In doing this, she distanced herself from her husband, whose multiple affairs ended when he fell in love with. Finally, in 1925, Prince Carol abandoned his wife and renounced the throne in order to live openly with his mistress. Distraught, Helen tried to persuade her husband to return to her but eventually she accepted the divorce in 1928. In the meanwhile, Helen was proclaimed "Queen Mother of Romania" in 1927, as her son Michael ascended to the throne under the regency of his uncle. However, the political situation in Romania was complicated and Carol took advantage of the increased instability to return to Bucharest in 1930 and be acclaimed as king. Soon, the new ruler forced his ex-wife into exile and only authorized her to see their son two months per year. In these circumstances, Helen moved to Villa Sparta at Fiesole, Tuscany.

Always close to her family, she hosted her sisters. Who stayed with her intermittently until the restoration of the Greek monarchy in 1935. The deposition of Carol II and the subsequent dismemberment of. In 1940, however, brought Helen back to be with her son in Bucharest.

Subject to the dictatorship of. The king and his mother were cautious in their dealings with the fascist regime. They did not show their opposition to the participation of Romania in the. Invasion of the Soviet Union. And the deportation of Jews.

Finally, King Michael organized a coup against Antonescu on 23 August 1944 and Romania turned against the. However, the country was, in the end. For Helen and her son, the.

Period was marked by the interference of the. In the Romanian political life. In March 1945, the king was forced to accept a communist government headed by.

While the following year, the. Confirmed the hegemony of the. Finally, Michael I was forced to abdicate on 30 December 1947 and the royal family took the path of exile.

Increasingly concerned about her finances, Helen finally left Italy for Switzerland in 1979 and died three years later with her son at her side.