ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROWING CLUB RED STAR - BELGRADE

Belgrade, 6 June, 2005 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine were present yesterday at the official celebration of the eighty third anniversary of the rowing club “Red Star - Belgrade”.

The present were addressed by the host of the celebration Prof Dr Dragoljub Kavran, President of the Club and member of The Advisory Bodies of The Crown, and Docent Dr Darko Mitrovic, Vice-President of the Club and Pro-Dean of the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education of the University of Belgrade.

Afterwards the official “christening” of two new rowing boats was performed, and like every year on this day, all the boats were taken out from the hangars and members of the club, the youngest ones and the oldest ones together marched with them into the water.

On this occasion an Almanac “80 years of the Rowing Club Red Star-Belgrade” was presented as a publication of this Club, which was under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Maria since 1929, and today, as one of the oldest rowing clubs, and the club with the largest number of trophies in this part of Europe, is under the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Alexander II.

Beside Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine, present at the celebration of the anniversary of the Club and a cocktail in the Club’s marina were Mrs. Dragica Pilipovic Chaffey, Director of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Belgrade, Mr. Cune Gojkovic, and many other people from cultural and public life, fans and friends of the sport and this club, as well as many members of the Club.