Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Chritmas at the Royal Palace


Courtesy of The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II




PRESS RELEASE



CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE ROYAL PALACE


Their Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II, Crown Princess Katherine celebrated Christmas Eve at The Royal Palace at Dedinje.
The traditional burning of the Yule log was performed in front of The Royal Palace, which was blessed by Father Panayotis the representative of the Greek Orthodox Church in Belgrade with the approval of His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle.
Beside Their Royal Highnesses members of the Gendarmerie Brigade, employees of The Royal Palace, numerous representatives of the media were present during the burning of the Yule log which was followed by, in the spirit of tradition, a short reception for all present in The Royal Palace.Later on in the evening Their Royal Highnesses will attend Midnight Christmas liturgy at the St. Sava Temple in Belgrade that will be served by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije.
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BADNЈE VEČE U KRALЈEVSKOM DVORU


Beograd, 6. januar 2009. - Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II i Princeza Katarina proslavili su Badnje Veče u Kraljevskom Dvoru na Dedinju.

Tradicionalno paljenje badnjaka obavljeno je ispred Kraljevskog Dvora koji je, uz saglasnost Njegove Svetosti Patrijarha srpskog Gospodina Pavla, osveštao otac Panajotis, predstavnik Grčke Pravoslavne Crkve.

Pored Njihovih Kraljevskih Visočanstava paljenju badnjaka prisustvovali su pripadnici Žandarmerije, zaposleni u Kraljevskom Dvoru i mnogobrojni novinari, nakon čega je u Kraljevskom Dvoru, u duhu tradicije, priređen je kraći prijem za sve prisutne.

U nastavku večeri Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva će prisustvovati Božićnoj ponoćnoj liturgiji u Hramu Svetog Save u Beogradu koju će služiti Njegovo Visokopreosveštenstvo Mitropolit Amfilohije.
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