Change can be both exciting and gruelling. The 20th century was a period of such transformation. Kings and Queens in Eastern Europe were getting dethroned and exiled by the rise of communism. Newly established republics were mostly totalitarian prisons preventing elementary human rights.
But as the iron curtain lifted, a chance emerged - a chance for these deposed monarchs to reclaim their thrones.
What happened?
Why did monarchy dreams remain a far-fetched ambition?
*Correction: Eduard Habsburg is Hungary's Ambassador to the Holy See and Sovereign Military Order of Malta, not France. Apologies for the error on the slide.
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