"The Forgotten Savoy Princess" is the story of Princess Leina of Savoy, the only child of King Umberto II and Gelsomina Malatesta, who secretly married in Italy on the 10th of February 1926. It is also the story of the Royal Family of Italy; a murder committed by a fourteen-year-old girl; the attempted killing of the King's mistress; the Knights Templar, who acted as bodyguards for the Princess and her mother; and the treasure King Victor Emmanuel III seized from Mussolini and Hitler just before the end of the Second World War. When Italy became a republic, all male members of the monarchy were thrown out of the country. Unable to return, they could not reclaim their treasure, worth 300 billion euros, which remains in Italy.
"The Forgotten Savoy Princess" is the story of Princess Leina of Savoy, the only child of King Umberto II and Gelsomina Malatesta, who secretly married in Italy on the 10th of February 1926. It is also the story of the Royal Family of Italy; a murder committed by a fourteen-year-old girl; the attempted killing of the King's mistress; the Knights Templar, who acted as bodyguards for the Princess and her mother; and the treasure King Victor Emmanuel III seized from Mussolini and Hitler just before the end of the Second World War. When Italy became a republic, all male members of the monarchy were thrown out of the country. Unable to return, they could not reclaim their treasure, worth 300 billion euros, which remains in Italy.
Count Raymondo Guerini of Savoia Kt.T was born in Southern Cross, Western Australia, where he worked on the family farm. Initially planning to become a priest, he was instead compelled to marry the love of his life, now the Countess Anna Guerini. Count Raymondo is an entrepreneur, and has travelled all over the world buying diamonds and gemstones for his business, Jewellery by the House of Savoy. "The Forgotten Savoy Princess", which is the true story of his Mother's family and life, is the Count's first book. He is currently working on a new book about the Knights Templar, the ancient military order of which he is a member.
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