Bulgaria - Return Of Exiled King

(25 May 1996) T/I:   10:56:58


Bulgaria's former king Simeon II arrived in the capital Sofia on Saturday (25/4), ending a fifty-year exile. Thousands of Bulgarians with flags bearing the royal family's coat of arms turned out to welcome the 58-year old former monarch, who was accompanied by his wife Marguerite. He arrived from Madrid,
where he has been living in exile. The former king had been exiled as a nine-year-old by the communist regime after World War II.

SHOWS:

SOFIA, BULGARIA   25/5:
people waiting at sofia airport holding banners and chanting "simeon";
portrait of simeon;
Simeon walking into VIP lounge with his wife;
following behind priest;
people outside waiting and chanting for him;
simeon leaves lounge;
people cheering and clapping;
tracking shot of car along road ;
streets lines with supporters chanting and waving;
simeon on balcony waving to the crowds;
people waving from balcony across to him;
simeon at presser;
cu of simeon apologising for delay in press conference starting;
simeon engsot saying he is glad he lived to see what he saw today and saying he is glad the country is a democracy;
cutaway to media;
ws of presser;

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