Breaking News English

The last king of Yugoslavia, Petar II, was [buried / burial] in a state funeral in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday. He died 43 years ago in the United States. He lived in the USA after his family [escapes / escaped] from the Nazis in 1941. After World War II, Yugoslavia became communist and its leaders [binned / banned] him from [returning / returns] . Petar II died in 1970, aged 47. He was the [third / thirdly] and last king of Yugoslavia. Three members of his family were buried [together / with] him - his wife, Queen Alexandria, his mother Queen Maria, and brother Prince Andrew. Petar II was [original / originally] [laid / lied] to rest in Illinois, USA after he died. His wife was buried in Greece and his mother [in / on] a cemetery near Windsor Castle in England. The four are now together in their family [mausoleum / museum] .

Petar II became king at the [aged / age] of 11 in 1934 after his father was [assassinated / assassination] in France. He was too young to [ruler / rule] the country and waited until he was 17 to [be / do] ruler. Eleven days later, he and his family [fled / led] to the USA after Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary and Italy [invited / invaded] Yugoslavia. After WWII, Yugoslavia became a communist country. Its leader, General Tito, [ended / ending] the country's monarchy. Yugoslavia [spilt / spilt] up following wars that started in 1991. Today, around 40% of Serbs [support / agree] the idea of bringing back the monarchy. Milka Radojicic, 78, welcomed back his king, saying: "Our king was forced to leave, he was forced never to set his [foot / leg] back to his homeland…Finally, he is here where he belongs."