in november 1947, anne met king michael i of romania who was visiting london for the wedding of princess elizabeth and philip mountbatten, duke of edinburgh. they met several times in london, always with her mother or brother. michael asked her to marry him. michael returned to romania, where he was told by the prime minister it was not the right tine to announce the wedding. a few days later, the government said the wedding was the reason for michael's sudden "abdication". in fact the king was deposed by the communists on 30 december.