Hungarians everywhere – Prince Charles talked proudly about his Hungarian ancestors – VIDEO

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Prince Charles narrated a documentary movie promoting Romania for Romanians but did not mention Hungarians at all. That is why some Transylvanian Hungarians, including László Tőkés, wrote letters to him to which he replied in a video. Check out the details below.

According to Index, Charlie Ottley, a British journalist, made a documentary movie promoting Romania which premiered this summer. Prince Charles narrated the film and showed why it is worth visiting Romania for everybody. He talked about the history, culture, and gastronomy of the country to encourage Romanians to stay there for the holidays.

He also said that he was a descendant of Vlad Tepes (1428-1477), known to the world as Dracula. He said that because of the script because, in reality, he is very proud of his Hungarian ancestors who were counts in Transylvania, so he is not linked to the former ruler of Wallachia. 

However, the five-minute-long movie caused a storm in the Hungarian community of Transylvania because the Prince of Wales did not mention the Hungarians, Saxons, Szeklers living in Romania. Even László Tőkés wrote a letter to His Royal Highness on the issue. Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania said that nobody should criticise the prince since he

gave a lot of money for the restoration of many Transylvanian castles.

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