Editing Victor Emmanuel III (section)

===Exile and death===
In any event, once the referendum's result was certified, Victor Emmanuel and all other male members of the House of Savoy were required to leave the country. Taking refuge in [[Kingdom of Egypt|Egypt]], where he was welcomed with great honour by King [[Farouk of Egypt|Farouk]], Victor Emmanuel died in [[Alexandria]] a year later, of [[pulmonary edema|pulmonary congestion]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/12/17/news/savoia_sepolti_all_estero_le_ragioni_storiche_e_le_polemiche-184391789/ |title=Il fascismo, le leggi razziali, la fuga |last=Griseri |first=Paolo |newspaper=La Repubblica |access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> He was interred behind the altar of [[St. Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria|St Catherine's Cathedral]]. He was the last surviving grandchild of [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy]]. In 1948, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine included an article about "The Little King".<ref name="The Little King" />

====2017 repatriation====
[[File:Tomba di Vittorio Emanuele III al Santuario di Vicoforte nella cappella di San Bernardo .jpg|thumb|Tomb of Victor Emmanuel III at the [[sanctuary of Vicoforte]]. The wreath is arranged as the cross of the House of Savoy.]]

On 17 December 2017, an Italian air force military plane officially repatriated the remains of Victor Emmanuel III, which were transferred from Alexandria to the [[sanctuary of Vicoforte]], near [[Turin]], and interred alongside those of Elena, which had been transferred two days earlier from [[Montpellier, France]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/remains-exiled-italian-king-returned-70-years-51833720|title=Remains of Exiled Italian King to be Returned after 70 years |last=Winfield |first=Nicole |work=ABC News |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>