Queen Maria of Yugoslavia Remembered in Belgrade

Patriarch Irinej (Gavrilovich) of the Serbian Orthodox Church served a memorial earlier today for Queen Maria of Yugoslavia, who reposed 50 years ago on this date. The anniversary of Queen Maria's death coincides with the opening this year of an exhibition in her honor in the former royal palace in Belgrade. Crown Prince Alexander Karadjordjevic and other members of the Yugoslav royal family were in attendance at the memorial, which was served in the royal palace's Church of St. Andrew. More here.

Royal Wedding in London

Prince William of Wales and Katherine Middleton, now Duchess of Cambridge, have married at London's Westminster Abbey. Among the royal wedding's many attendees were Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, King Michael I of Romania, King Constantine II of Greece (who is Prince William's godfather), and Crown Prince Alexander Karageorgevich of Serbia. More here.

Serbian Crown Prince Visits the USA

Crown Prince Alexander Karageorgevich of Serbia and his wife are on a visit to the United States that will include participating in some of the Nativity festivities at a Serbian Orthodox church in the Pittsburgh area. Prince Alexander, the eldest son of the last King of Yugoslavia, resides in the former royal palace in Belgrade and recently called on Serbia to transition to a constitutional monarchy like those found in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom. More here.