Umberto II of Italy in preparation on the abolition of the monarchy in 1946, Victor Emmanuel abdicated his throne in favour of Umberto in the hope his exit might bolster the monarchy. However, the referendum passed, Italy was declared a republic, and Umberto lived out the rest of his life in exile in Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera. Umberto was born at the Castle of Racconigi in Piedmont. He was the third child, and the only son, of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and his wife, Elena of Montenegro. As such, he became heir apparent upon his birth, since the Italian throne was
Anna and the King of Siam (film) 1999 as "Anna and the King" with Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-fat. The portrayal of Tuptim in "Anna and the King of Siam", is considerably less sympathetic than in the musical version "The King and I", as the 1946 film shows animosity between Tuptim and Anna, while the musical makes her into a romantic character. Also, Tuptim is ultimately executed cruelly by the king, following an episode in Leonowens's book, while in the musical, her fate is made ambiguous. In 1862. Anna Owens (Irene Dunne) arrives in Bangkok, with her son Louis (Richard Lyon), to tutor the children of the