THE CHANCELLERY OF
H.R.H. CROWN PRINCE Alexander II
OF YUGOSLAVIA

THE
ROYAL COUPLE VISITS
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Canada, 27 June 2005 –
Their Royal Highnesses Crown
Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine were guests at a reception
in the historic Niagara-on-the-Lake
(Canada) city hall hosted the Lord
Mayor Gary Borroughs. The guest list
included members of the city
council, Chamber of Commerce and
local business and civic leaders.
The Lord Mayor welcomed the royal
couple warmly and in honor of the
royal visit the city of
Niagara-on-the-Lake flew the flag of
Serbia along with the national flag
of Canada on the official city
semaphore. Niagara-on-the-Lake is
major tourist destination in North
America as the town is the site of
the earliest capitol and sits along
the shore of the Niagara River and
Lake Ontario.
While in Niagara-on-the-Lake the
royal couple stayed at The Old Bank
House Inn owned by family friends
Misha and Judy Djurdjevich who
helped arrange the royal visit.
The city hall visit in
Niagara-on-the-Lake was followed by
a visit to the Hotel Michael’s Inn
located in view of Niagara river
water fall. The historic hotel is
owned by the John and Milicent
Gruyich family who greeted HRH Crown
Prince Alexander with a birthday
cake decorated with the royal cipher
in gold. The reception was followed
by a luncheon in the magnificent
Skylon Tower, a five hundred and
thirty foot (55 building stories)
tower containing retail shops and a
rotating restaurant at the top. The
luncheon was hosted by the George
and Violet Yerich family, owners of
the Skylon Tower. The interrelated
Gruyich and Yerich families have
been major supporters of the Serbian
Orthodox Church and charitable
institutions in Canada for a number
of generations.

 

 

 

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