THE CHANCELLERY OF
H.R.H. CROWN PRINCE
ALEXANDER II
OF
YUGOSLAVIA
CROWN PRINCE
ALEKSANDAR AND THE ROYAL FAMILY CELEBRATE THEIR SLAVA, ST. ANDREW, THE FIRST
CALLED
His Royal Highness Crown Prince
Aleksandar II and the Royal Family celebrated their Slava, St. Andrew, the
First called among the Apostles, in the St. Andrew’s chapel, within the
Palace compound, was consecrated by His Holiness The Serbian Patriarch Pavle,
who also celebrated holy Liturgy and performed the Slava ceremony.
His Grace Bishop Vasilije of
Zvornik-Tuzla and His Grace Bishop Pahomije of Vranje and members of the
Holy Synod also attended the consecration. Other dignitaries of the Serbian
Orthodox Church, as well as the Reverend Philip Warner, Anglican priest and
Monsignor Stanislav Hocevar, The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade
joined the Family for the celebration.
Besides the church dignitaries,
members of the Federal and Serbian Governments and the Crown Council also
attended the lunch at the Palace.
In the afternoon Crown Prince
Aleksandar and Crown Princess Katarina, Princes Petar and Filip, Prince
Vladimir and Prince Brigitte, Princess Katarina (Mrs de Silva) and her
daughter Victoria de Silva and Princess Lavinia and her husband Mr Austin
Pritchard received a great number of prominent people from the Yugoslav and
Serbian public, cultural and political life, representatives of
international non-governmental organisations and friends of the House at the
old Royal Palace (the Belgrade City Hall in Belgrade).
In the evening Their Royal
Highnesses Crown Prince Aleksandar II and Crown Princess Katarina along with
the members of the Royal Family hosted a reception for members of the
Diplomatic Corps, representatives of the Federal and Serbian authorities and
religious communities, members of the Crown Council and a number of
prominent people from the society.
Belgrade, 14 December 2001
1997 HRHCP Aleksandar II All Rights Reserved