THE ROYAL COUPLE AND THEIR HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN CHICAGO

Belgrade, 15 May 2008 - Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine visited Chicago, Illinois, USA where they attended the Slava (patron Saint Day) of Saint George The Great Martyr at the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, and organised a charity dinner at the Ritz Carlton Club for the Lifeline humanitarian organisation.

On Sunday, 11 May, Their Royal Highnesses attended the Slava (patron Saint Day) celebration of the Branko Radicevic Choir, dedicated to St. George The Great Martyr, that took place at the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral.

After the church ceremony, held by Father Djuro Krosnjak in the presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Christopher of Middle and Western America, as part of the programme, Their Royal Highnesses, together with 200 invitees attended a banquet.

After the banquet, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II paid respects to his father, His Majesty the late King Peter II of Yugoslavia, at the Saint Sava Monastery in Libertyville, Illinois. King Peter II is the only King in the world buried on American soil, whose remains will one day be brought back to Oplenac, Serbia.

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine also attended a charity dinner organised for Lifeline humanitarian organisation, the patron of which is HRH Crown Princess Katherine. The dinner took place at the Ritz Carlton Club in Chicago in the presence of numerous personalities from the business and cultural life of Chicago, including Serbs as well as Americans.