CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER, CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE AND PRINCE PHILIP AT THE CEREMONY TO MARK STATEHOOD DAY AND 206TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SERBIAN UPRISING

Belgrade, 15 February 2010 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II, Crown Princess Katherine, Prince Philip and Mrs. Alison Andrews, daughter of Princess Katherine accompanied by the members of the Crown Council attended today the central celebration ceremony of the Serbian Statehood Day, which also marks the 206th anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising in Orasac. The ceremony was also attended by H.E. Prof. Dr. Bogoljub SIjakovic, Minister of Religion.

The ceremony started with a memorial service in Orasac, which was served by His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija and the clergy of the Sumadija Diocese.

Following the ceremony Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II, Crown Princess Katherine and Prince Philip laid laurel wreaths on the monument of Karadjordje, in front of the First Serbian Uprising School in Orasac in the Maricevica Gully Memorial Complex together with state officials, Judicial officials, representatives of the Army, Police, and Gendarmerie, as well as members of the Advisory Bodies of The Crown and Deputy President of Arandjelovac Municipality.

After the ceremony in Orasac, laurel wreaths were placed on the tomb of the Supreme Leader Karadjordje inside the Church of Saint George at Oplenac, in Topola municipality. The wreaths were laid by HRH Crown Prince Alexander II, Crown Princess Katherine and Prince Philip, state officials, members of the Crown Council, representatives of the Armed Forces and of the Municipalities of Arandjelovac and Topola.