After Croatia, Prince Charles and Camilla left for Serbia, to continue their six days official visit to the Balkan territories. The opportunity for the Duchess of Cornwall to support the foundation of the tennis player Novak Djokovic.
The couple landed in Belgrade this Wednesday, March 16th for two days in the former Yugoslavia.
This first day was marked by official appointments such the interview with the President of the Republic of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic at the presidential palace and the dinner hosted by the Serbian Prime Minister. And the laying of a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in honor of the Serbian soldiers, British and Commonwealth who fought side by side in the First World War.
The couple had both separate as well as engagements together, while Charles was accompanied by Serbian Patriarch Irinej, at a meeting of religious leaders of the Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Muslim and Jewish in Belgrade, Camilla has attended to her own engagement, in connection with the causes she defends and was seen in a store where bagels are sold to benefit a charity that fights against trafficking in humans and sexual violence. She also visited the house of Zvecanska children. There, she met with representatives of UNICEF and the Novak Djokovic Foundation. Created by the famous Serbian tennis champion, it develops in the country of early childhood education projects and provides grants to educational initiatives to help children.
The Prince of Wales also took advantage of his visit to Belgrade to see his Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, aged 70, and his wife Crown Princess Katherine, son Hereditary Prince Peter at the Blue Salon of the Royal Palace. Pretender to the throne of Serbia, Prince Alexander is the son of the last King of Yugoslavia Peter II and the godson of Charles's mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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The journey of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to the Balkans, from 14 to 19 March 2016, focuses on peace, reconciliation, youth empowerment and restoration after the war that tore the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s if this is the eighth official visit of Prince Charles, heir to the British crown, in this geographical area, this is the first time that Camilla accompanies it. Apart from Croatia and Serbia, the royal couple will travel to Montenegro and Kosovo.
The couple landed in Belgrade this Wednesday, March 16th for two days in the former Yugoslavia.
This first day was marked by official appointments such the interview with the President of the Republic of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic at the presidential palace and the dinner hosted by the Serbian Prime Minister. And the laying of a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in honor of the Serbian soldiers, British and Commonwealth who fought side by side in the First World War.
The couple had both separate as well as engagements together, while Charles was accompanied by Serbian Patriarch Irinej, at a meeting of religious leaders of the Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Muslim and Jewish in Belgrade, Camilla has attended to her own engagement, in connection with the causes she defends and was seen in a store where bagels are sold to benefit a charity that fights against trafficking in humans and sexual violence. She also visited the house of Zvecanska children. There, she met with representatives of UNICEF and the Novak Djokovic Foundation. Created by the famous Serbian tennis champion, it develops in the country of early childhood education projects and provides grants to educational initiatives to help children.
The Prince of Wales also took advantage of his visit to Belgrade to see his Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, aged 70, and his wife Crown Princess Katherine, son Hereditary Prince Peter at the Blue Salon of the Royal Palace. Pretender to the throne of Serbia, Prince Alexander is the son of the last King of Yugoslavia Peter II and the godson of Charles's mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
©Serbia Royal Family
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