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Repatriation of HM Queen Alexandra Remains to Serbia
Belgrade, 9 May 2013 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince
Alexander and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine with her son Mr.
David Andrews and High representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Greece H.E. Mr. Dionysius K. Kodellas and H.E. Mr. Dragan Zupanjevac,
Ambassador of Serbia to Greece accompanied the coffin with the earthly remains
of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra from Athens to Belgrade in the official
repatriation ceremony.
The Remains of HM Queen Alexandra were disinterred this morning
at the Tatoi Palace Royal Cemetery in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine, HRH Princess Irene of
Greece, Mrs. Alison Andrews, daughter of HRH Crown Princess Katherine, and her
daughter in law, the wife of Her Royal Highnesses’ son Mr. David Andrews, Dr.
Angie Margaritis Andrews and Princess’ sister Mrs. Betty Roumeliotis and her
husband Mr. George Roumeliotis, Professor Dr. Christos Bartsocas, Mr. Vaggelis
Chronis, Mrs. Petros, Machas and his spouse Mrs. Evelyn Vougessis, Mrs. Irene
Vassilopoulou, Mr. Manos Ioannidis, Mr. Thanassis Kyratsous, Dr. Zissis
Boukouvalas and Mrs. Alkistis Prinou – President of Lifeline of Hellas, Mrs.
Ioanna Germanou, Dr. Chrysanty Routzounis Konstadakatos, Mr. George Davlas and
his spouse Mrs. Elena Davlas, Mr. Giannis Sahinis, Mrs. Anastasia Papamanolis,
Mr. and Mrs. Nikos and Roe Konstantas, Mr. Vassilis Koutsavlis, President of
Friends of Tatoi, together with Their Excellences Ambassador of Serbia Mr.
Dragan Zupanjevac, Ambassadors of Montenegro Mr. Ivo Armenko, Hungary Mr. Jaime
Barberis, Jordan Mr. Saker Malkawi, Switzerland Mr. Lorenzo Amberg and Mrs.
Christiane Amberg, Ambassador Mr. Dionyssis Kodelas, Ambassador of Poland – Mr.
Maciej Krych, Mr. Chronis and Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO Mrs. Marianna
Vardinoyannis.
The Remains of HM Queen Alexandra were seen off by
representatives of the Greek Orthodox Church at the airport in Athens His
Eminence Metropolitan Athinogoras and Archimandrite Patrikio.
We have brought the Queen to her country. Welcome home,
mother! Eternal glory to her! “
Prof. Dr. Oliver Antic, Special Advisor to President of
Serbia, H.E. Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, also made an address : “After the Easter, we
are witnessing symbolic and spiritual resurrection that our nation has been
famous for. We owe a huge gratitude to the Serbian Orthodox Church, that has
done so much, and that even took the role of the state when the state lost
direction, to protect the state with its prayers and its wisdom. The sad Queen,
as she was titled by the people, came back to her country. We were privileged by the higher power, and
were given a historic mission to undo a huge injustice and a great sin
inflicted on father of Serbia Karadjordje Petrovic and his family, that was
stripped of basic rights not just in life, but in death as well. Today we
rectified that. Their Majesties King Peter II, Queen Maria and Queen Alexandra
came back to their Serbia!“
Queen Alexandra was the daughter of HM King Alexander of the
Hellenes and HRH Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark (nee Aspasia Manos).
Queen Alexandra was born in Athens Greece 25 March 1921 and died 30 January
1993 in East Sussex England. The Queen was educated at Westfield, the junior
school of Heathfield, then she went to Heathfield. Following schooling in
England Queen Alexandra went to Mademoiselle Ozanne in Paris. The Queen was
previously buried at Tatoi Palace Royal Cemetery near Athens.
More photos: It looks like Princess Irene of Greece was also present.
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