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« Reply #165 on: July 06, 2012, 07:07:27 PM »
I do wonder how Carol felt about the close relations of the sisters ?

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« Reply #166 on: July 15, 2012, 09:45:50 AM »
Carol and Helen talking during coronation of 1922 :



At the time, such images disseminated in the international press seemed to attest to the apparent solidity of the young couple. In fact, Carol already deceived his wife after only a few months of marriage, including review of his first wife, Zizi Lambrino.
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« Reply #167 on: July 15, 2012, 02:21:19 PM »
Helen did looked a bit cold and unresponsive here.

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« Reply #168 on: July 16, 2012, 04:26:50 PM »
Helen has often been described as a cold beauty, perhaps was because she was not very talkative. Yet she was almost always smiling, not to order as was sometimes the case for some princesses to get popular, but rather a natural and spontaneous.
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« Reply #169 on: July 16, 2012, 04:39:59 PM »
It is very interesting that Helen, whom most describe as "warm & friendly" would be term as a "cold beauty". I guess she was very much like her mother, who at times kept her emotion in check. It was this "reserve" that led to Missy blaming Helen on not able to hold on to Carol's heart.

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« Reply #170 on: July 16, 2012, 05:22:14 PM »
Marie of Romania does she really look like Helen charge of the detachment of Carol ?
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« Reply #171 on: July 16, 2012, 11:34:42 PM »
You have to remember that Marie of Romania was an enchantress and could charm the putty out of men's hands. Of course she would felt that Helen was not doing enough in her own point of view.

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« Reply #172 on: July 17, 2012, 10:06:32 AM »
Knowing the unpredictable and volatile temper of her son, Marie would however expect that the marriage of pure convenience between Helen and Carol, there was a risk not to last.
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« Reply #173 on: July 17, 2012, 10:28:13 AM »
Yes. Although Missy was very much an optimist in this situation. Which is why she did turn on Helen awhile during the martial problems.

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Re: Queen Elena of Romania / Helen of Greece-Romania, Part 2
« Reply #174 on: July 17, 2012, 11:26:04 AM »
Helen has often been described as a cold beauty, perhaps was because she was not very talkative. Yet she was almost always smiling, not to order as was sometimes the case for some princesses to get popular, but rather a natural and spontaneous.


I don't think she looked all the great when she smiled--perhaps this is why in formal portraits and events she is unsmiling. In more natural surroundings, she gave way to her native personality without regard to how to photographed best. Just speculation on my part though.  :)
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« Reply #175 on: July 17, 2012, 11:41:18 AM »
I think Helen grew more attractive as she matures. Anyway Helen was no match for someone like Magda Lupescu...

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« Reply #176 on: July 21, 2012, 05:17:43 AM »
I don't think she looked all the great when she smiled--perhaps this is why in formal portraits and events she is unsmiling. In more natural surroundings, she gave way to her native personality without regard to how to photographed best. Just speculation on my part though.  :)

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Helen appeared rarely actually smiling in portraits or official photographs. But that was more in my opinion, rules and codes of photography at the time, rather than any state of mind on her part - shyness, reserve or other -.

Indeed, most of the official portraits of the time imposed on their models a mine was serious, grave, and a dignified, solemn and stiff, rarely allowing them to smile, or an unobtrusive way. The more relaxed and intimate portraits as those of Marcus Adams were exceptions. Even those of the renowned Cecil Beaton, who was inspired more artists of past centuries as avant-garde, rarely smiling.
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Re: Queen Elena of Romania / Helen of Greece-Romania, Part 2
« Reply #177 on: July 29, 2012, 11:27:31 AM »
helen walking around with Michael and Queen Marie of Romania in one of the royal gardens, perhaps that of Balcic :



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« Reply #178 on: July 29, 2012, 11:51:36 AM »
Yes King Michael is the only one who could remember the two women today.

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« Reply #179 on: July 30, 2012, 06:30:11 PM »
Hi,

Would not Prince Philip have known (or at least have met) Queen Marie and Queen Helen?
Just asking.......

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