ROYAL COUPLE CELEBRATE SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT THE ROYAL PALACE

Belgrade, 17 September 2010 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary tonight and tomorrow 18 September at the Royal Compound.

They are joined Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Prince Peter, Prince Philip and Prince Alexander. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Nicholas and Princess Katarina (son and daughter of HRH Prince Tomislav) and her daughter Victoria de Silva. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir (son of Prince Andrej) and Princes Brigitta. Princess Lavinia (daughter of Prince Andrej) and her husband Mr, Austin Pritchard. HRH Crown Princess Katherine’s son Mr. and Mrs David Andrews their son Alexander, and daughter Mrs. Alison Andrews.

Guests were also Their Majesties King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, King Simeon and Queen Margarita of Bulgaria, King Michael of Romania, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu of Romania, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, Princess Irene of Greece, Princess Desiree, Baroness Silfverschiöld of Sweden and Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld, Princess Margarita of Baden, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Philipp Erasmus and Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein, Her Serene Highness Princess Ira von Fürstenberg, Prince Rupert Rupert and Princess Josephine Lowenstein, Her Highness Princess Jeet Nabha Khemka and Mr Nand Khemka, Marquese and Marquesa Cattaneo Della Volta Di Belforte, Lord and Lady Blyth, Lord Jenner of Braunstone, Lord Lamont of Lerwick, Sir Nicolas and Lady Bonsor, Dame Vivian Duffield, Sir Ronald Grierson, Mr and Mrs. George Roumeliotis, sister of HRH Crown Princess Katherine with her family.

The guests were delighted to have had the opportunity to tour two Royal Palaces and Belgrade, which most of them are visiting for the first time.

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine married in 1985 at St. Sava church in London. His Majesty King Constantine of the Hellenes was the best man and His Royal Highness Prince Tomislav, the uncle of Crown Prince Alexander, was the witness at the wedding ceremony.

This extraordinary celebration of silver wedding anniversary of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine would not be possible, without the generous help and support of their many friends from Serbia and abroad. Their Royal Highnesses would like to sincerely thank them all. There is no doubt that this lovely emotional event is also a wonderful promotion for the people of Serbia. Their Royal Highnesses are delighted that so many friends from all over the world were able to come to Serbia.