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| Queen Marie of Yugoslavia in Paris at the 25th commemoration of the death of her husband (1959) |
On 22 June 1961, Queen Marie of Yugoslavia died in London at the age of sixty-one. She was survived by her three sons: King Peter II, Prince Tomislav, and Prince Andrej. The queen had been a widow since the assassination of her husband King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in 1934.
Marie, known as Mignon, was the daughter of King Ferdinand I of Romania and the colourful Queen Marie (née Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). Her siblings included King Carol II of Romania, ex-Queen Elisabeta of the Hellenes, and Archduchess Ileana of Austria. Her brother Prince Nicholas married twice and left no children; her youngest brother Prince Mircea died as a child.
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