Prince-successor Filip and Princess Danica Karadjordjevic with their children, Prince Stefan and Princess Marija, arrived tonight in Chicago, where they will spend the next ten days on their first official visit to the largest Serbian community outside Serbia.
The royal family was welcomed at the airport with song, flowers, bread and salt by Serbian children in folk costumes, members of the “Branko Radicevic” choir and the “Soko” folklore group from the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, which brought smiles to many and tears to some.
The Karadjordjevics were not welcomed as guests, but rather as someone returning among their own after a long time, and among the crowd of those who came to the airport to welcome them were descendants of officers of the Royal Yugoslav Army who had once taken an oath to the ancestors of Prince Filip, Kings Petar and Aleksandar.
CHILDREN BROUGHT A SMILE TO LITTLE PRINCESS MARIJA: The Karadjordjevics at O’Hare Airport
–It is a wonderful feeling to come to Chicago, which was the last residence of my grandfather Petar and with which we as a family share many memories. Tonight felt like a homecoming after a long, long time, among these people I felt a warmth and closeness that a person feels only when surrounded by family. We are all very much looking forward to the days ahead of us, socializing with our community, meetings with brothers and sisters, and I believe we will remember this arrival in Chicago for a long, long time, pointed out Prince-successor Filip of Serbia.
RETURN AMONG THEIR OWN: The Prince and Princess with Fathers Nikolaj and Jovan
He and his family were also welcomed at the airport by Antonije Kovacevic, the editor-in-chief of our portal Serbian Times, which is the organizer of their stay in Chicago and America, while in front of the Cathedral, along with parents and children, they were also welcomed by priests Nikolaj Kostur and Jovan Anicic.
During their stay in Chicago, several appropriate events of a humanitarian nature will be organized.
The first is on the schedule tomorrow already (Friday), under the name “Royal Dinner,” and begins at 7 PM in the ceremonial hall of the St. Nikola church in Lyons. Reservations: (708)981-5244) Dress Code: Dark Suit
Then follows the Vidovdan liturgy and lunch on Sunday, June 21 at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on Redwood Drive, after which a memorial service for King Petar II Karadjordjevic will be held at the St. Sava Monastery in Libertyville, which was his first resting place. (You can reserve your spots HERE!)
On Tuesday, June 23 follows “Princess Night,” a gala dinner and a lecture by Princess Danica Karadjordjevic which will be held at the Pella Signature restaurant starting at 7 PM. (Reservations: (708)981-5244)
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Author: Antonije Kovačević Photo/Video: Ivana&Vladimir Talijan
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