One of Queen Marie's greatest disappointments was the loss of her political prestige following the death of her husband in 1927. During her husband's reign she had been the ruling force in national international affairs, but when the Regency was formed she ceased to play an important t in politics.
Upon the death of M. Buzdugan, who was -considered the brains of the Regency, she again made a desperate attempt to succeed him, but failed hopelessly for, although the people for the most part were behind her, the statesmen in power formed a powerful clique which could not be broken down.
She accepted the return of her eldest son Carol, whose affairs had been causing herself and the government such qualms, with bad gr for it had been her party, the Liberals who had made them responsible for his exile.
After the death of her husband, Queen Marie worked often more than 12 hours a day writing novels of a popular kind and which had a certain success in the several countries where they were published.
Included in published works were The Lily of Life," "Stealers of Light; "My Country" and "Ilderim." In 1918 she was elected Honorary Member of the French Academy of Fine Arts Of her children, King Carol married Princess Helen of Greece; Elizabeth married ex-King George of Greece; Marie married King Ale: ander of Yugoslavia; and Ileana married the Archduke Anton of Habsburg.—Reuter.
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