TRH CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER AND CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE ATTEND PRESENTATION OF BELGRADE AWARDS FOR 2009

Belgrade, 19 April 2010 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine attended today the presentation of Belgrade Awards for 2009 at the City Assembly of Belgrade. This ceremony was attended by many distinguished guests, including His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, Mr. Dragan Djilas the Mayor of Belgrade, Prof. Dr Branko Kovacevic, rector of Belgrade University, Mr. Zoran Alimpic, Deputy President of Belgrade Assembly, and representatives of public and cultural life of Belgrade and Serbia.

The Belgrade Award is presented to the most distinguished citizens of Belgrade for eight years in a row for extraordinary achievements in different fields. This year the award was given to: Ms. Drinka Gojkovic, for literature, Ms. Natasa Tapuskovic, for theatre, Mr. Miroslav Momcilovic, for film and television, Mr. Kosta Bogdanovic, for painting and applied arts, Ensemble for Antique Music “Renaissance”, for music, Ms. Jelena Djordjevic, for humanistic sciences, Dr Milan Devic, for science and inventions, Dr Marko Munjiza, for medicine, Mr. Dejan Miljkovic and Mr. Jovan Mitrovic, for architecture, Studio B, for journalism, Ms. Natasa Calukovic, for education, Ms. Ana Grigorovic, for arts. The Fire Brigade of Zemun and its leader Mr. Svetislav Cavic won the special “Svetislav Stojanovic” award.