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White lilies and red roses to remember the coat of arms of the House of Savoy, green to compose the colors of Italy. Roses are flowers linked to Queen Elena, who was the Rose Queen of Charity. The.
ROME - Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, the only son of Italy's last king, who lived in exile in neighbouring Switzerland for most of his life, has died aged 86 at his home in Geneva, the Royal House of Savoy said. Born in the southern Italian city of Naples, he left his homeland as a nine-year-old when his father Umberto II.