{"id":530,"date":"2026-02-24T18:32:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulprinceofromania.com\/?p=530"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:45:13","slug":"their-royal-highnesses-on-the-world-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paulprinceofromania.com\/fr\/their-royal-highnesses-on-the-world-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Their Royal Highnesses on the world stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Their Royal Highnesses have been Honored to represent Romania in many Official Occasions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Obama’s Inauguration (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Official Visit to China<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Royal Highnesses went on official visit to the Popular Republic on China in December 2011 at the invitation of The Chinese Institute of Foreign Affairs and its vice-president Cheng Tao. During this visit, they met offficials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive the gold medal of Romanian-Chinese Friendship in the presence of the Chinese ambassador to Romania Liu Zengwen and the Romanian ambassador to China. They were also invited at The Chinese Soon Ching Ling Foundation and met its secretary general Li Ning. They visited several sport associations and the Forbidden City. President Carter was also in China on a private visit and he was kind also to hold his departure for an hour to meet Princess Lia who worked with him when he was President of the United States as director of special projects and Prince Paul. The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai then invited the princes who met on this occasion Mr. James Rice, Governor de AMCHAM et Ms. Brenda Lei Foster,Pr\u00e9sident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Official Visit to His Beatitude the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ( Istanbul) Bartholomew l <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HRH Princess Lia was honored with a silver plate bearing the emblem of the Patriarchy while HRH Prince Paul received a gold cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prince Paul offered the Prince Paul Foundation Silver Medal to His Beatitude<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His B\u00e9atitude Patriarch Bartholomew I blessed the little Prince Carol Ferdinand at the restored Greek Orthodox Church in Bucharest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Official Visit to New York<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a very important Forum which included Romanian Defence and Offset Programs , which included General Constantin Degeratu\/ National Security Advisor to the President of Romania \/\/\/ also Colonel Aurel Cazacu is the General Director for special issues and Emergency Situations \/\/\/Department ( defense lndustry) of the Romanian Ministry of Economy and Finance. Important guests include the former Mayor of New-York Rudolph Giuliani,Professor Robert F.Engle, Nobel Prize for Economic 2003 \/\/HRH Prince Paul of Romania \/\/ HRH Princess Lia of Romania. Was also invited to this Forum Cristopher Bernhardt , President ITT Electronic Systems- a 2.0 billion dollar of advanced systems and technologies in the area of force protection integrated electronics warfare and surveillance, radar , space , integrated structures and undersea warfare solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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formely His Imperial and Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Austria, Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Official Visit to the European Parliament<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Royal Highnesses were invited in 2006 to represent Romania at the European Prayer Breakfast in Brussels, where representatives of all EU member states gathered on the eve of Christ’s birth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Celebrating 50 years on Mount Everest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Royal Highnesses celebrated the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hilary’s ascent of Mount Everest by commissioning a limited-edition silver medal of only 20 to commemorate the event. Prince Paul sponsored a team of Romanian mountaineers to attempt to repeat Sir Hilary’s feat and traveled to Nepal, where he met with Sir Edmund, the King of Nepal, as well as the Crown Prince and his wife. A reception was then held at the Royal Geographical Society in London, and Prince Paul presented the medal from his foundation to Sir Hilary, the Crown Prince of Nepal (who had organized the event), and David Neacsu, the leader of the Romanian mountaineering team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Royal Academy of Music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a payment of \u00a36,000 in support of scholarships at the Royal Academy of Music, the 2008\/9 Prince Paul of Romania Scholarship was awarded to Emanuela Buta, a very talented 23 year-old violinist who began her second postgraduate year at the Academy in September 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emanuela began playing the violin at an early age, participating in local and national competitions from the age of five. She gained her first solo concerto experience with the Arad Philharmonic in Romania at nine years old and has subsequently performed as a soloist in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland and the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emanuela Buta flourished at the Academy and made an outstanding contribution to the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood , Principal at the Royal Academy of Music, wrote to HRH Prince Paul :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab It is clear that you have played a major part in her success here: your offer to extend a hand of support and to provide a cultural lifeline to the homeland of our Romanian students is a major asset to us. Thank you again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are, of course, delighted that such talent is coming through from Romania. The scholarship that you provide, your support through the video on your website and your constant efforts to spread the word about the Academy will continue to help us enormously.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is therefore entirely appropriate that we acknowledge Prince Paul as ‘Ambassador for Romanian students at the Royal Academy of Music’ when referencing the scholarship and support that you give the Academy in developing cultural links with Romania. We would be delighted to establish this in recognition of your help and significant involvement. I do hope that this alliance continues for many years.<\/em> \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A concert was later organized at the Royal Albert Hall in presence of Sir Elton John in order to finance an organ for the Royal Academy of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visit to San Francisco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During their visit to San Francisco, Willie Lewis Brown Jr., Mayor of San Francisco, officially proclaimed the day \"Prince Paul and Princess Lia of Romania Day in San Francisco\" and joined the party organized by friends of the Princess.
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Festival of Music in London<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
At an event held at Sotheby\u2019s in Bond Street, London, as part of the Festival of Music, Prince Paul introduced a very talented young Romanian musician who had been received at the United Nations in the presence of President Bill Clinton. He surprised the audience with a duet performance by renowned pan flute player George Zamfir and American harmonica player Larry Adler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Visit to Peru and launch of Prince Paul’s book “Mission to Save Peruvian Wildlife”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book launch was organised at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lima and Prince Paul was received by His Excellency Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru in December 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Her Excellency Mrs Cristina Escala wrote a wonderful article about the launch of Prince Paul \u2018s book in Peru about the saving of Vicu\u00f1as. In the Romanian magazine Business Women, she interviewed Princess Lia on the visit to Peru. Her husband HE Elard Escala who organised the official visit and launch of the in Peru , had first launched Prince Paul\u2019s book \u201c at the Peruvian Embassy in Bucarest and this llaunch was attended by the Diplomatic corps .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Their Royal Highnesses visited the Private Museum Miguel Mujica Gallo with Mrs Mujica whom Prince Paul met when he first visted Peru thirty years earlier<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The visit to Peru was the occasion to reconnect with an old friend His Excellency Javier Peres de Cuellar, former Secretary General of the United Nations<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Attending one of the vernissages of his friend, Mr Pal Sarkozy, father of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Prince Paul met with Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and offered him his book on Romanian royalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A lasting friendship with Lech Walesa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When she worked at the White House under President Carter, Princess Lia was asked to go to Poland during General Jaruzelski’s martial law to secretly meet Lech Walesa, head of Solidarity. Walesa was afraid that if he left Poland to speak at the United Nations, he will not be allowed to return to Poland. So Princess Lia , at that time Lia Triff Belli,  secretly flew to interview Lech Walesa in his home as they were guards posted outside his home. She cut her beautiful long hair short to look like Walesa\u2019s wife Danuta so the guards thought she was Danuta . She was able to record the interview and leave safely Poland. If caught, she could have been arrested but all went well and Lech Walesa\u2019s interview was read at the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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