CELEBRATION OF THE ONE HUNDRED YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KARADJORDJE IN BELGRADE

Belgrade, 20 May 2005 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II attended today the central celebration in the elementary school “Karadjordje” in Belgrade, on the occasion of the one hundred year anniversary of the foundation of this school.

Beside The Crown Prince present at the celebration were HE Alexander Popovic, Minister of Science and Environment, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Municipality Vozdovac, as well as professors, retired teachers and ex pupils.

The school Director, Mr. Milan Zegarac greeted the present and introduced them with the history of the school, achieved results and plans for further work and the modernization of classes.

Afterwards the present were addressed by HRH Crown Prince Alexander II, the descendant of the famous Supreme Leader Karadjordje, whose name this school carries. The Crown Prince expressed his hope that the rich tradition of the elementary school Karadjordje would be continued in the future, and added:

“You got your first true friends here; here you have discovered new horizons and here you fell in love for the first time. That is why this period will always stay in your hearts. I wish you all an equally successful continuation of being good pupils and I hope that you would grow into fine people. To your teachers, I wish a lot of success in their future work with the generations that will continue the tradition of the school that carries the name of the famous Supreme Leader.”

On the occasion of this significant jubilee HRH Crown Prince Alexander II delivered an edition of books about The Royal Family Karadjordjevic to the school library.

The pupils of the elementary school “Karadjordje” performed for the present the triptych “Boze mili cuda velikoga” (Good Lord what a great miracle).