CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER AT “A TOAST TO FRIENDSHIP” IN THE NATIONAL THEATRE IN HONOUR OF PATRIARCH IRINEJ OF SERBIA

Belgrade, 5 October 2010 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II attended today a formal academy “A toast to friendship” for the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia at the National Theatre in Belgrade. In the theatre, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia addressed the public for the first time since the enthronement at Pec Patriarchy on Sunday in Kosovo. The academy was attended by many distinguished guests, among who were His Grace Vicar Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno, members of diplomatic corps and many other prominent members of spiritual, public and cultural life of Serbia.

A very interesting cultural and spiritual program took place, with the choirs “Obilic” and “Belgrade Men’s Choir”, together with the Orchestra of Ministry of Defence “Stanislav Binicki”, and famous conductors Darinka Matic – Marovic, Vladimir Rumenic and Vojkan Borisavljevic, opera stars Radmila Bakocevic, Sanja Kerkez, Oliver Njego, Li Huan, and singers Predrag Gojkovic, Merima Njegomir and Snezana Beric.