# Decorations of the Romanian Royal House

The Decorations of the Romanian Royal House are a reward for conspicuous and special merits of the recipients for the Romanian state and the Romanian Royal House.
After the Fundamental Rules of the Royal House of Romania were signed in 2007, former King Michael I, who abdicated in 1947 under communist pressure, reinstituted the Order of Carol I and the Order of the Crown, and he also instituted three decorations and two medals.
The orders, decorations and medals currently awarded are:
* The Order of Carol I
* The Order of the Crown
* The decorations and medals listed below

## Royal Decoration of the Custodian of the Romanian Crown

The Royal Decoration of the Custodian of the Romanian Crown is a Royal Decoration of the House of Romania instituted on 18 January 2015 by Crown Princess Margareta of Romania to symbolise a quarter of a century since her arrival to Romania after a 42-year exile of the Romanian royal family.

### The Decoration

The Decoration is honoured to Members of the House of Romania and also both men and women for participating and making possible the return of the members of the Romanian royal family and also for promoting the royal family to people in their work of the restoration of Romania after the years of suffering of the Romanian people.
The Decoration may be awarded to current and former ambassadors or foreign Romanians who have brought an undeniable contribution to Romania's relations with the world.
The Decoration may be awarded to institutions or organisations, whose work is circumscribed for the above criteria.

### Statutes

The maximum number of Members of the Decoration is 400, this also includes institutions and organisations.
The Decoration is celebrated on 3 May every year, which is the birthday of Queen Helen, Queen Mother of Romania born in 1898, the mother of King Michael I.
The Sovereign and Grand Master Knights both receive their version of the Decoration which is either a Medal or a bow formed Medal. Male recipients are Knights of the Decoration and receive a Medal which can be worn on special occasions with a dark suit, tuxedo or tails. Female recipients from the House of Romania are also Knights of the Decoration, other females are Dames of the Decoration; both receive a Medal and a bow formed Medal, during the day the Medal is worn with day dresses and during the evening either the Medal or bow formed Medal can be worn with an evening gown.

### Characteristics

The Special Class Knights Decoration is crafted in White Gold which is of an oval shape and consists of 25 Sapphires and at the top with the Crown of Romania which hangs from the ribbon.
The Knight/Dame 1st Class' Decoration is crafted in Gold and is smaller than that of the Sovereign and Grand Master Knights' and at the top is the Crown of Romania which hangs from the ribbon.
The Knight/Dame 2nd Class' Decoration is crafted in White Gold and is the same size of the 1st Class Decoration and at the top with the Crown of Romania which hangs from the ribbon.
On the obverse of all classes of the Decoration is the effigy of Crown Princess Margareta, with the circular inscription "Custodian of the Romanian Crown".
On the reverse of all classes of the Decoration is the royal monogram of Crown Princess Margareta.
The Ribbon for the Medal and bow formed Medal is Dark Blue with Silver stripes on the sides which is the same as the Order of the Crown; for the bow formed Medal the ribbon is landscape.

### Recipients
#### Special Class

* Her Majesty Margareta

#### First Class

* Princess Elena
* Princess Irina
* Princess Sophie
* Princess Maria
* Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills
* Princess Muna of Jordan

#### Second Class

* Florin Iacobescu, Legal representative of the House of Romania
* Crown Princess Margareta Secondary School
* Countess Susannah Antamoro de Céspedes, Representative leader of FPMR
* Jean Milligan David, Representative of FPMR in Switzerland
* Alexandra Dariescu, Romanian Pianist
* Shajjad Rizvi, MBE (2021).

## Royal Decoration of Nihil Sine Deo

The Royal Decoration of Nihil Sine Deo is a Royal Decoration of the House of Romania instituted on 30 December 2009 by former King Michael I of Romania; It is a symbol of durability, continuity, tradition and historical legitimacy of the Royal House, also to faithfully observe the distinctions created by the founder of the modern Romanian Royal House and the State, King Carol I.

### The Decoration

The Decoration is honoured to Members of the House of Romania and also both men and women for working in the Social, scientific, educational, cultural, spiritual, economic, political and military fields; For: outstanding work, a respectable number of years in the profession, a high performance level, an extraordinary initiative, have shown generosity and a sense of responsibility.
The Decoration may be awarded to current and former ambassadors or foreign Romanians who have brought an undeniable contribution to Romania's relations with the world.
The Decoration may be awarded to institutions or organisations, if their work is consistently circumscribed for the above criteria.

### Statutes

The maximum number of Members of the Decoration is 200, this also includes institutions and organisations.
The Decoration is celebrated on 20 April every year, which is the birthday of King Carol I of Romania born in 1839 and also the day he was elected Ruler of the United Principalities in 1866.
Male recipients are Knights of the Decoration and receive a Medal which can be worn on special occasions with a dark suit, tuxedo or tails. Female recipients are also Knights of the Decoration; females who receive the Decoration from the works of their spouse, are made Dames of the Decoration; both receive a Medal and a bow formed Medal, during the day the Medal is worn with day dresses and during the evening either the Medal or bow formed Medal can be worn with an evening gown. Organisation recipients are called Members of the Decoration and receive the Medal which is placed in the location of the organisation; the highest official would represent the organisation at events.

### Characteristics

The Decoration is crafted in bronze and white enamel which consists of an oval with a length of 45mm and at the top with the Crown of Romania which hangs from the ribbon.
On the obverse is the effigy of King Carol I, with the circular inscription "KING CAROL I OF ROMANIA", framed with a border of white enamel that appears below the circular inscription "NIHIL SINE DEO".
On the reverse is the royal coat of arms of Romania with the inscription "1866–2010 ". When, in the years ahead will beat a new series of decorations, they will be labeled with the year after "1866".
The Ribbon for the Medal and bow formed Medal is Red with two yellow-gold thin stripes on the sides and a blue strip with white outlined by black in the middle, for the bow formed Medal the ribbon is landscape.

### Recipients
#### 2010

* Alexander Nixon, Chancellor of the Decoration and Member of the Romanian Crown Council
* Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills
* Elizabeth Edholm Fernstrom
* Constanța Iorga
* Moshe Idel, Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
* Iolanda Balaș, Romanian athlete
* Ivan Patzaichin, Romanian sprint canoer
* Cristian Țopescu [ro], Romanian sports commentator

#### 2011

* Dinu C. Giurescu, Romanian historian and politician
* Andrew Popper, Member of the Romanian Crown Council
* Simina Mezincescu, Head of Protocol of the House of Romania
* Virgil Nemoianu, Romanian philosopher of culture and essayist
* Adrian Vasiliu
* Mihnea Constantinescu, Special envoy of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Alma Redlinger, Romanian artist and illustrator
* Valentin Gheorghiu, Romanian pianist and composer
* Dr. Jonathan Eyal, International director of the Royal United Services Institute
* Solomon Marcus, Mathematics Emeritus Professor of the University of Bucharest
* Mircea Martin, Romanian essayist, theorist, and professor of the University of Bucharest
* Virginia Zeani, Romanian soprano
* Victor Ciorbea, 83rd former Prime Minister of Romania
* Archbishop Francisc-Javier Lozano, former Nuncio to Romania
* Ilie Năstase, Romanian former World No. 1 professional tennis player
* Mihai Șora, Romanian philosopher and essayist
* Guy Pochelon, Member of the Romanian Crown Council

#### 2012

* Nelly Miricioiu, Romanian opera singer
* Ion Caramitru, former Minister of Culture and movie actor
* Cristian Hera, Romanian agronomist and member of the Romanian Academy
* Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, former 88th Prime Minister of Romania
* Eugenia Moldoveanu [ro], Romanian soprano
* Maria Slătinaru-Nistor [ja], Romanian opera singer
* Marian Petre Miluț, former 7th president of the Romanian Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
* Horia Andreescu, Romanian composer
* Ana Blandiana, Romanian poet
* Romulus Rusan [ro], Romanian writer
* Ionel Haiduc, Romanian chemist and member of the Romanian Academy
* Mugur Isărescu, 86th Prime Minister of Romania
* Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano
* Mariana Mihuț [ro], Romanian actress
* Dana Deac

#### 2013

* Michael Flaks
* Princess Anne de Ligne
* Victor Rebengiuc, Romanian actor
* Raed Arafat, Former Romanian Minister of Health
* Oliver, Marquis of Trazegnies
* Christian Badea, Romanian-American Opera and Symphonic Conductor
* Vladimir Zamfirescu, Romanian artist
* Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer
* Dan Grigore, Romanian Classical Composer and Pianist
* Lucia Stanescu, Romanian Model and Soprano
* Radu Beligan, Romanian Actor
* National Academy of Physical Education and Sport
* University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
* Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
* Carmen Stanescu, Romanian Actress
* Olga Tudorache
* Bishop Nicolae Corneanu of Banat
* Stela Popescu, Romanian Actress
* Maia Morgenstern, Romanian Actress
* Lucian Pintilie, Romanian Film Director
* Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes in Romania
* Politehnica University of Bucharest
* Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company

#### 2014

* AGERPRES
* David Esrig, Romanian Theatre Director
* Pascal Bentoiu, Romanian Modernist Composer
* University of Bucharest
* Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism
* National University of Music Bucharest
* Bucharest National University of Arts
* Pascal Bentoiu, Romanian Composer
* Andrei Andreicuţ, Archbishop of Cluj
* Dr. Dan Mircea Enescu
* Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee

#### 2015

* Iași National Theatre
* National Theatre Bucharest
* Cluj-Napoca National Theatre
* Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
* Babeș-Bolyai University
* George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
* Valeria Seciu, Romanian Actress

## Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Royal House of Romania

The Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Royal House of Romania is a Royal Decoration of the House of Romania instituted on 10 May 2008 by former King Michael I of Romania; It is awarded to those who have continuously supported the work or have contributed a significant deed to the Romanian Royal Family.

### The Decoration

The Decoration is honoured to Members of the House of Romania and also both men and women working for the Royal House as collaborators who enjoy prestige in Romanian society, representing civil society, political or economic environment, world culture or diplomacy. The Decoration may also be honoured to personalities living in the country or abroad.
The members of the Decoration will be made personalities and hold important positions in the House of Romania.
The Decoration may be awarded to national or foreign institutions or organisations, which have contributed significantly to the promotion effort in the service of the Royal House of Romania.

### Statutes

The maximum number of Members of the Decoration is 150, this also includes institutions and organisations.
The Decoration is celebrated on 26 March every year, the day Prince Carol I of the United Principalities became King Carol I of Romania, by vote of the representatives of the nation.
Male recipients are Knights of the Decoration and receive a Medal which can be worn on special occasions with a dark suit, tuxedo or tails. Female recipients from the House of Romania are also Knights of the Decoration, other females are Dames of the Decoration; both receive a Medal and a bow formed Medal, during the day the Medal is worn with day dresses and during the evening either the Medal or bow formed Medal can be worn with an evening gown.

### Characteristics

The Decoration is crafted in solid Silver and Blue enamel, the Cross is of the same design featured on top of the Steel Crown, the Crown of Queen Elisabeta and the Crown of Queen Maria; above the cross is a small version of the Crown of Romania which hangs from the ribbon. The presentation of the bow formed medal is similar to that of the Order of Louise of the former German/Prussian Imperial and Royal Family.
On the obverse in the middle of the Cross is the monogram of King Michael I.
On the reverse in the middle of the Cross is the coat of arms of the House of Romania.
The Ribbon for the Medal and bow formed Medal is White with Blue stripes on the sides.

### Recipients

Recipients of the Cross of the Royal House of Romania include historian and philologist Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca (given in 2008).

## Custodian of the Romanian Crown Medal

"Along with the Royal Medal for Loyalty, Cross of the Royal House of Romania, Nihil Sine Deo Royal Decoration, Custodian of the Romanian Crown Medal (Medalia Custodele Coroanei Române) is a distinction created by the decision of the Head of the Royal Family of Romania.

## Royal Medal for Loyalty

The Royal Medal for Loyalty (Medalia Regală pentru Loialitate) is awarded to meritorious members of Her Majesty's House or its collaborators for over five years, from all over the country and abroad. The medal can also be offered to personalities from Romania and the world.

### Recipients

* Alexandru Muraru
* Patricia Klecanda, Director of FPMR in the US
* Corina Motts-Roberts, Secretary to King Michael I
* Mugurel Margarit-Enescu, Executive Director of FPMR