CROWN PRINCE AT PREMIERE OF DOCUMENTARY “FORGOTTEN GRAND PRIX”

Belgrade, 17th April 2006 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II attended tonight premiere of documentary film “Forgotten Grand Prix”, directed by Dinko Tucakovic. Premiere has been held at Cultural Centre of Belgrade Hall.

This extremely interesting documentary film is about the only great, world-class car race held in Belgrade on 3rd September 1939, at the beginning of World War II. Historical curiosity is that on the day race Great Britain and France declared war to Germany.

“Forgotten Grand Prix” was really forgotten for number of reasons: Communist regime kept this as a secret for various causes: first of all, His Majesty King Peter II, at that moment Crown Prince attended the Grand Prix. Besides, many participants of the Grand Prix were from the Nazi countries. Therefore, communists decided to push the remembrance of this event to darkness, as all the other memories about the quality of life in Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

After the premiere, Crown Prince Alexander II emphasised that he liked the film (in which he appeared as a narrator as well) very well:

“I am glad that so many people are interested in such a documentary. My father, His Majesty King Peter II told me that Belgrade was back than a centre of Europe, and that greatest drivers of the era were participants of this race. Unfortunately, we have been waiting so long to see this part of our history”, said Crown Prince Alexander II in conversation with Mr Dinko Tucakovic, film director.