Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The State Funeral in Serbia

Copyright Crown Prince Alexander
It will be an honor and privilege to be present for such a historic occasion. I will be providing updates here at Royal Musings.

The State funeral of Their Majesties King Peter II, Queen Alexandra, Queen Maria and His Royal Highness Prince Andrej is going to take place at Royal Mausoleum of St. George’s Church in Oplenac near Topola, on Sunday, May 26.
On Friday, 24 May 2013, from 9 am to 10 am the Liturgy will be officiated at the Chapel of St. Andrew the First Called at the Royal Compound in Dedinje. 10 am to 10.15 am the Requiem, then motorcade starts from the Royal Compound. On 10.30 am, remains of Their Majesties and His Royal Highness arrive to the Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel (“Saborna Crkva”) in downtown Belgrade. 10.30 am to 10.45 am the Requiem. From 11 am on – citizens paying respect.
On Saturday, 25 May 2013, 9 am to 11 am the Holy Liturgy at the Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade. 11 am to 11.5 am the Requiem. 11.30 am remains of Their Majesties and His Royal Highness will be transferred from the Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade, to the St. George Church in Oplenac. 1 pm arrival to St. George Church in Oplenac. 1.15 pm to 1.30 pm Requiem officiated by His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija. 1.30 pm to 8 pm citizens paying respect.
On Sunday, 26 May 2013, the State Funeral will be held in Oplenac, starting on 10 am with Holy Liturgy officiated by His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia and Bishops of Serbian Orthodox Church. The State Funeral ends on 1.30 pm.

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9 comments:

Paul Harten said...

Do we know if there will be any representatives from other royal families ?

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

I know margarita and Radu will be there

Srbin said...

Among representatives of foreign Royal Families there were Their Majesties King Simeon and Queen Margarita of the Bulgarians, Their Majesties King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu of Romania, Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Archduke Sandor and Archduchess Herta of Austria, His Highness Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Their Royal Highnesses The Margraf and Margrafin of Baden, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Philipp Erasmus and Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein, His Royal Highness Prince Mabandla Dlamini of Swaziland, Princess Ira Von Fürstenberg and His Serene Highness Prince Pierre D' Arenberg,King of Jordan Abdullah II ,Emir of Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

I was one of Crown Prince Alexander's guests at the funeral, and I can assure you that the King of Jordan, the Emir of Kuwait and the Duke of Kent WERE NOT THERE .... The Crown Prince and I talked about the lack of British representation, and it is a political issue for the UK -
If you read the articles you will know I was there.

Srbin said...

Marlene i would like to ask you :
except Radu and his wife of Romania who else royalitys were there

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

Look at my photos. And you will most of the guests

Srbin said...

Were are they?

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

Look at my posts for that week

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

this blog! GO to the search box and type state funeral for starters ..