Architect Dan Badic, former head of the royal house of Romania and a close friend of King Mihai, has died, and His Majesty the Custodian of the Crown and Princess Sofia have sent messages of condolence.

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On Sunday, the Royal Household issued a message in Memoriam to Dan Badic:

  • “The Royal Family is deeply saddened by the news of the death of architect Dan Badic, one of the most loyal and trusted people who have supported King Micaiah and Queen Anne, the entire Royal Family, over the past three decades,” the statement said. is displayed in the sent message.
  • “Dan Badic was one of the first Romanians to serve King Mihai faithfully and generously, being at the disposal of the sovereign in all circumstances, from secretarial and logistical matters to the complicated and complex organization of the royal family’s visits to the country.”
  • “For more than ten years, he was always with Princess Sofia, as well as with Queen Anne and the Crown Princess in dozens of cities, towns, villages or monasteries that the royal family visited during those years. Since 2001, Dan Badich has been Director of Her Majesty’s Household, when Elizabeth Palace once again became a royal residence. He held this position for more than ten years, and then remained the same man of hope for King Michael, in Switzerland, until the sovereign’s transition to eternal life.’

Princess Sofia expressed her sadness at his death.

  • “I was very saddened to learn of Dan Bedick’s death. I have very fond memories of him. We worked together for several years in the 1990s. He was instrumental in organizing my many trips to Romania from Versua, including two convoys of food and medical equipment that I distributed to families and medical facilities in Romania in the early 90s .
  • His wonderful sense of loyalty, inexhaustible energy and sense of humor were infectious and often helped us to carry on through those difficult early years. His ability to get along with everyone I met was a great asset, and it was reassuring to have someone very reliable by my side when I traveled the country in the 1990s on research missions, notably for the Royal Margaret Foundation of Romania.”