His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander and the members of the Advisory bodies of the Crown sadly announce that Djordje Novakovic, a member of the Privy Council, passed away on November 8, 2016.
Djordje Novakovic was born in Dubrovnik in 1923. He was a journalist of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1949 to 1983, as well as a life Member of the National Union of Journalists in the United Kingdom. Mr. Novakovic earned a diploma in Theology, Dorchester College, England.
Djordje Novakovic spent his entire career with the BBC World Service Monitoring at Caversham Park near Reading, Berkshire. He started in 1949 as a linguist (monitor) for Serbo-Croat and Italian and ended in 1983 as Deputy Head of Monitoring and head of the main department consisting of a staff about 200, including 120 linguists. His appointments in between included: Serbo-Croat Chief Monitor (1956), Supervisor Operations (1961). Report Writer, mostly at the African desk (1968) and Senior News Sub-Editor, Newsroom (1970). He had spells of duty in Africa (Malawi) and with the BBC Russian Service in Bush House, London.
The Royal Family and the Advisory Bodies of the Crown express their deepest sympathy to his family, praying to the Lord to grant eternal life to his soul and peace to his ashes.