Cory
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The Elisabeta Palace belongs to the state and was given as an official residence for the King as former Head of State. The King lived really very little in the Palace in the last years. In the near future the government will have to take a decision regarding the Palace.
The government provides residences for the former Heads of state not for their descendants.
[....] it's natural that they continue the residential arrangements they've had up until now.
In my understanding Elisabeta Palace was given as a residence annex office to King Michael as a former head of state of Romania. Of course it would be nice when his daughter would also be given the use of that residence. At the cost of the Romanian taxpayer, that is. But... where is the end then?
The direct source is the law approved in 2001 that granted the use of the Elisabeta Palace to King Michael (as a former Head of State) and to his family, during the King's lifetime. The law also granted him - if I remember correctly - a stipend, an advisor, a secretary, security, a car and a driver, also for the lenght of his lifetime.Can you provide a source for this comment
The Palace has never been property of the King and belongs to the state. So there was no need to be "returned". The Family could use the residence only because that was the official residence of the King as former Head of State.