The grandson of Italy's last king, who was banished just 35 days into his reign, is fighting for his remains to be returned home so they can be laid to rest with other Italian monarchs.

Emanuele Filiberto's response is firm: "I would make a distinction between Vittorio Emanuele III, who is already buried in Vicoforte. If he, after September 8, moved the government to Brindisi ...