Repatriation of HM Queen Alexandra Remains to Serbia on May 9

Belgrade, Serbia (ots/PRNewswire) -

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander with his family has the
pleasure to inform the public that the process of the exhumation and
repatriation of HM Queen Alexandra Remains will take place on
Thursday 9 May.

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The Remains of HM Queen Alexandra was seen off by representatives
of the Greek Orthodox Church at the airport in Athens His Grace
Metropolitan Athinogoras and Archimandrite Patrikio.

On Thursday, 9 May at the Nikola Tesla Belgrade Airport the coffin
with the Remains of HM Queen Alexandra will arrive accompanied by
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine and the High Representative of The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Greece H.E. Ambassador Dionysius K.Kodellas and H.E.
Ambassador Dragan Zupanjevac (Serbian Ambassador to Greece) will be
awaited by Professor Oliver Antic Special Advisor to President of
Serbia, H.E. Mr. Demosthenes Stoidis Ambassador of Greece in Serbia,
H.E. Mrs Mete Kjuel Nielsen Ambassador of Kingdom of Denmark, and His
Grace Vicar Bishop of Hvosno Atanasije with the blessing of His
Holiness Patriarch of Serbia Irinej.

A memorial service for HM Queen Alexandra will be officiated by
His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia Irinej at the Royal Chapel of St
Andrew the First Called at 4.30 p.m.

Following the Church service a reception for state
representatives, Members of the Crown Council and Religious
dignitaries will take place at The Royal Palace.

Queen Alexandra was the daughter of HM King Alexander of the
Hellenes and HRH Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark (nee Aspasia
Manos). Queen Alexandra was born in Athens Greece 25 March 1921 and
died 30 January 1993 in East Sussex England. The Queen was educated
at Westfield, the junior school of Heathfield, then she went to
Heathfield. Following schooling in England Queen Alexandra went to
Mademoiselle Ozanne in Paris. The Queen was previously buried at
Tatoi Palace Royal Cemetery near Athens.

HM King Peter II, HM Queen Alexandra and HM Queen Mother Maria
will remain at The Royal Chapel of St. Andrew The First Called until
the State Funeral on 26 May in the Church of St. George Royal
Mausoleum in Oplenac.

The Royal Chapel in the Royal Compound in Dedinje is open every
weekend for visitation, on Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 2 pm.
[http://www.royalfamily.org/?95%2Cimportant-information-about-paying-
respect-and-access-to-the-royal-chapel ]

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