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Beloved Queen returns to Serbia
Belgrade, 29 April 2013 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince
Alexander on behalf of the Royal Family of Serbia has the honor to inform the
public that a historic day has come when his beloved grandmother Her Majesty
Queen Maria Remains were brought back today to her homeland of Serbia with the
gracious permission of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Dean of Windsor,
Anglican Church, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Serbia.
A memorial service for late HM Queen Mother Maria, who died
on 22 June 1961 while in exile and was buried at The Royal Burial grounds in
Frogmore near Windsor Castle, was officiated yesterday in London at The Serbian
Orthodox Church St. Sava in London in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses
Crown Prince Alexander, Crown Princess Katherine, Prince Peter, Prince Philip,
Princess Katarina (daughter of Prince Tomislav); Prince Dimitri and Princess
Lavinia (children of Prince Andrej), Mr. Nicholas Balfour (representing and son
of HRH Princess Elisabeth), H. E. Dr. Dejan Popovic Ambassador or Serbia in
United Kingdom and many devoted citizens members of Serbian and Yugoslav
diaspora who paid their final respects to the late Queen Mother.
HM Queen Maria’s casket was met today at the Nikola Tesla
airport (Belgrade) by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander, Crown
Princess Katherine, Princess Elizabeth, Prince George and Prince Michael, H.E.
Mr. Ivica Dacic, Prime Minister of Serbia, Professor Oliver Antic Special
Advisor and Mr. Radoslav Pavlovic Cultural Advisor to President of Serbia H.E.
Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, government officials and Serbian Orthodox Church
representative His Grace Vicar Bishop of Hvosno Atanasije with blessing of His
Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia.
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