12-02-2014, 08:03 AM
Royal couple attends National Day of Serbia celebration in New York
New York, 11 February 2014 - Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine, together with HE Mr Ivica Dacic, Serbian Prime Minister, attended the celebration of the National Day of Serbia in New York last night, organised by the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in New York and Mrs Mirjana Zivkovic, Consul General of the Republic of Serbia in New York.
Serbian Statehood Day in New York was attended by the representatives of the diplomatic corps at the United Nations, the leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement, Mr Vuk Draskovic and Lifeline New York representatives. The National Day of the Republic of Serbia is 15 February. This date is one of the most important political, cultural, and historical dates in Serbia. In addition to the National Day, it is also the Serbian Constitution Day, and Remembrance Day of the First Serbian Uprising, which was led by the Supreme Leader Karadjordje, the ancestor of HRH Crown Prince Alexander II. Serbian Statehood Day had been celebrated until the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, after which it was abandoned, and it was reinstated and celebrated again in Serbia in 2002.