HM Queen Maria's Mortal Remains to be Repatriated to Serbia on Monday April 29th

Belgrade, Serbia (ots/PRNewswire) -

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander together with his family
would like to inform the public that the process of exhumation and
repatriation of his grandmother Queen Maria's remains is in the last
stage thanks to the gracious permission of Her Majesty Queen
Elisabeth II, Dean of Windsor, Anglican Church, Ministry of Justice
and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia.

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HM Queen Maria's remains will be transferred from the Royal Burial
Ground in Frogmore, Windsor Castle, to the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox
Church in London on Saturday, 27th April 2013 where it will stay
until Monday, 29 April, when the official transfer to Belgrade,
Serbia will take place.

On Sunday, 28 April at 10:30 am, in the presence of the Their Royal
Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander, Crown Princess Katherine, Prince
Peter, Prince Philip, Princess Katarina (daughter of Prince
Tomislav); Prince Vladimir, Prince Dimitri and princess Lavinia
(children of Prince Andrej). A Holy Liturgy will be officiated at the
Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava in London (89 Lancaster Gate,
London W11 1QQ) followed by a Memorial service for Queen Maria
(around 12:00 noon).

On Monday, 29 April HM Queen Maria's casket will be met at the Nikola
Tesla airport (Belgrade) by the Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince
Alexander, Crown Princess Katherine, Princess Elisabeth, Professor
Oliver Antic Special legal Advisor and Mr. Radoslav Pavlovic Cultural
Advisor to President of Serbia H.E. Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, government
officials and Serbian Orthodox Church representative His Grace Vicar
Bishop of Hvosno Atanasije with blessing of His Holiness Serbian
Patriarch Irinej. The HM Queen Maria's casket will then be
transferred to the Royal Chapel of St. Andrew the First Called. A
memorial service for HM Queen Maria at the Royal Chapel will be
officiated by His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia at 6.00 p.m.
Following the church service a reception will take place for State
officials, members of the Crown Council and Religious leaders.

We are kindly asking media representatives to send their credentials
for covering the official transfer of the remains of HM Queen Maria
to the Royal Compound by Friday, 26 April. Media representatives are
invited to gather at the Royal Compound on Monday, 29 April at 5.30
p.m.

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http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130427/612647

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