Word: throned
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...royal couple as they traveled the country. Later, at a cover portrait session Adams discovered that Juan Carlos, himself a dedicated amateur photographer, knew the Pulitzer prizewinner's work from camera magazines. In Brazil, Correspondent Barry Hillenbrand, invited to cocktails with Alexander Karageorgevitch, 30, heir to the nonexistent throne of Yugoslavia, was surprised when the prince talked about living costs and recommended a "wonderful hotel in Spain-for only $8 a night." In Stockholm, Stringer Mary Johnson headed for the palace by subway, fell downstairs smashing her knee. Still, she arrived in time to handle an interview...
Returning to the throne from which his grandfather, Alfonso XIII, was ousted in 1931, Juan Carlos at 38 has the dual task of dismantling nearly four decades of dictatorship while attempting to establish his own legitimacy as chief of state. Unlike his Bourbon ancestors, of whom Talleyrand said, "They have learned nothing and forgotten nothing," Juan Carlos proved a retentive student during his years as monarch-in-waiting...
They might be called the keepers of the flame. A dozen in all, they are the dispossessed descendants of Europe's royal families-and they all have legitimate claims to thrones from Russia to Portugal. Theirs is not always an impossible dream-as witness the restoration of Juan Carlos to the Spanish throne last year...
...oldest royal victim of Communist rule is Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrilovitch, 58, cousin of the last czar and claimant to the throne of Russia. Born in exile, he has never set foot in Russia, but travels widely, visiting Russian émigré colonies. He is married to Grand Duchess Leonida, whose family ruled Georgia for 13 centuries. They live in Madrid and have one daughter...
There are two claimants to the throne of France. Prince Henri, Count of Paris, 67, is descended from the ancient royal line of Bourbon-Orleans; he is married to Princess Isabelle of Orleans and Braganza. A friend of Charles de Gaulle, who once described the count as "my successor," he has four living sons (one died as a soldier in Algeria) and six daughters. His rival is Prince Louis Napoleon, 62, a World War II Resistance hero who is not only a Bonaparte, but is also descended from France's royal line. A wealthy businessman, he is married...