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; 3.06 vision Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...