Queen Maria of Romania, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, ruled the country during WWI but was later banished from court by her son Carol.
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - And never matter how hard life has been,
00:08 hope always still lies before us.
00:11 - During the war, she was entering all the hospitals.
00:15 She was called Mama Răniților.
00:17 (speaking in foreign language)
00:20 - She helped to create a sense
00:22 of a Romanian national feeling.
00:24 (speaking in foreign language)
00:29 - Queen Marie in Paris was indispensable.
00:33 - She identified herself with the Romanian nation.
00:37 - When you read these lines, my people,
00:39 I shall have crossed the threshold of the eternal silence.
00:43 I have become yours for joy and sorrow.
00:47 (dramatic music)
00:48 (speaking in foreign language)
00:52 you