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Daily Mail: Prince Charles could become king of Romania

He is already the longest serving heir apparent in British history. So if Prince Charles ever gets too bored of waiting to accede to the throne, then he might just be tempted to have himself crowned King Carol III instead, Daily Mail writes.

Central European newspapers were alight with speculation that the Prince of Wales could be anointed the next King of Romania if the country's monarchy is restored.

The last royal ruler, King Michael – who reigned from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1940 to 1947 - was forced to abdicate by the country's new Communist leaders, who threatened to carry out mass executions if he refused to step down.

Romania went on to endure decades of communist government, most notably under dictatorial party leader Nicolae Ceausescu who ruled the country with an iron fist from 1965 until he was deposed and executed in 1989.

Admittedly, it is unlikely that he will ever be a serious contender for the throne as the deposed King, Prince Michael, is still alive – albeit rather elderly at 90 – and has family of his own.

Despite the reintroduction of democracy, in recent years there have been increasing calls for the monarchy to be restored.

And after he revealed in an interview just a few weeks ago that he is related to historical Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler – the bloodthirsty nobleman who inspired Dracula – Charles's name has now, bizarrely, been thrown into the ring.

But local newspapers have taken great pains to point out that as well as his 'stake' in the throne through his ancestor Vlad, Prince Charles's mother, Queen Elizabeth II, is also third cousin to the deposed King whose great-great-grandmother was Queen Victoria.

The rumour mill went into further overdrive when the country's powerful tourism and development minister, Elena Udrea, flew to London last week to meet with Charles at Clarence House.

The meeting was not publicised in advance, although pictures were subsequently released, and the glamorous Udrea subsequently spoke of her host in glowing terms and said Romanians should be more like Charles and 'appreciate the country they live in'.

Newspapers have even gone so far as to speculate that Charles could give up the British throne in favour of his popular eldest son and heir, Prince William, to become the next King of Romania instead.