ROYAL COUPLE OPENS HUMANITARIAN BALL FOR CHILDERN FROM KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

Novi Sad, 30 November 2007 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine opened tonight a humanitarian ball to aid the children from Kosovo and Metohija, organized by the humanitarian organization Mati Tatjana from the Gracanica monastery in Kosovo and Metohija.

Crown Prince Alexander II opened this important event and expressed his gratitude to all artists, guests from the country and abroad, representatives of the Church and politicians as well as the media, who supported this humanitarian occasion organised by Mati Tatjana.

“In this difficult moment for our people and country we must show our love and solidarity for our people in Kosovo and Metohija, and take care of everybody, especially children. We must fight for truth against injustice, and with unification and solidarity against violence. These children, who today live in terrible conditions in Kosovo and Metohija, are the security of our subsistence and our future. This is why we have to be constantly beside them, not just tonight but every day until we create conditions for normal life of every child and every citizen in Kosovo and Metohija. We owe that to them, to ourselves and to our ancestors.” – emphasised Crown Prince Alexander.

The humanitarian ball to aid children from Kosovo and Metohija was held at the Park Hotel in Novi Sad with the presence of His Grace Bishop Artemije and His Grace Bishop Irinej and numerous guests from business world, culture, film and sport.

The cocktail, dinner and a variety of entertainment programmes in which Sergej Cetkovic, Ksenija Mijatovic and others performed was amplified with an auction of icons, the proceeds of which will be entirely given for the benefit of children from Kosovo and Metohija.