MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HM KING ALEXANDER OF YUGOSLAVIA

Topola, 9 October 2011 – On behalf of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II, Mr. Miodrag Savicevic, member of the Crown Cabinet, laid a wreath on the tomb of HM King Alexander I of Yugoslavia today in the Mausoleum of the Church of St. George in Oplenac. The memorial service was served by His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija, and after the service which was well attended by citizens of Topola and Sumadija who came to pay respects to the Late King, wreaths were also laid by representatives of the Municipality of Topola, Foundation of HM King Peter and associations of citizens.

HM King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated in Marseille during a state visit to France on 9 October 1934, together with the French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou. HRH Crown Prince Alexander II is a grandson of HM King Alexander I of Yugoslavia the Unifier.