Romania's Gypsy King Buried in an Airconditioned Coffin

King Florin Cioaba died of a heart attack while on holiday in Turkey last week, and received the sendoff worthy of a royal.

His body was carried in an air-conditioned glass covered coffin down a four mile route in Sibiu, Transylvania.
A banner emblazoned with his crowned visage was draped across an apartment building in his hometown. Stonemasons have been carving his tomb in black marble for the last week.

‘He cared very much about his Roma community and he helped it a lot. He integrated it into Romanian society, he sent the members of the community to school,’ his relative Ion Rudaru said.