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Posted on 02 Jul 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES VISIT KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - ЊИХОВА КРАЉЕВСКА ВИСОЧАНСТВА У ПОСЕТИ КОСОВУ И МЕТОХИЈИ

His Royal Highness greeting the people at Gazimestan

Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo pozdravlja narod na Gazimestanu

Belgrade, 28 June 2009 - Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine accompanied by Mr. Dusan Babac, member of the Privy Council and Professor Nikola Moravcevic, member of the Crown Council visited Kosovo and Metohija today to mark St. Vitus Day. They visited Gracanica Monastery where they attended Holy Liturgy. Their Royal Highnesses then went to a commemoration at Gazimestan. Princess Katherine also delivered humanitarian aid to the monastery.

Their Royal Highnesses attended the St. Vitus Day Liturgy served by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and Littoral, His Grace Bishop Artemije of Raska and Prizren, His Grace Bishop of Lipljane Teodosije and His Grace Bishop of Mielsevo Filaret at Gracanica Monastery.

The Holy liturgy at Gracanica Monastery, the legacy of Serbian medieval King Milutin, was also attended by Mr. Goran Bogdanovic, Serbian Minister for Kosovo and Metohija, Mr. Bogoljub Sijakovic, Minister of Religion, Mr. Nebojsa Bradic, Minister of Culture, rectors of all State Universities as well as large number of citizens from Kosovo.

After the Liturgy, Princess Katherine delivered humanitarian aid to the children of Kosovo.

Their Royal Highnesses then went to Gazimestan, the place where the famous Battle of Kosovo took place in 1389. A commemoration service was held for the fallen heroes of Kosovo. His Grace Bishop Artemije of Raska and Prizren greeted everyone and announced His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander.

Crown Prince Alexander in his speech: “I won’t talk today about things that we all know: That we are here on our land. This is where our cradle is, our homes, our churches, our roots, part of our history and part of our identity. I would like to point out something else. This is where our people live, you and your children, my dear compatriots. I deeply believe that your grandsons and your granddaughters are going to live here. I hope that they are going to live here under better and happier circumstances. That they will grow up, study, and have their own families and that they will be occupied by ordinary things and joy. In the name of my wife and sons on this holiday I would like to wish our children, grandsons and granddaughters to study, to work, to live in peace with themselves and their neighbours, to share with them ordinary joy and sadness. And that nobody attacks us because we are different, and that we see nobody as our enemy because of any difference”.

The Crown Prince congratulated everyone for St. Vitus Day, a very important religious and national holiday of the Serbian people worldwide, marking the remembrance of the fallen Serbian heroes at Kosovo. Crown Prince Alexander then laid a laurel wreath at the Gazimestan monument.

Београд, 28. јун 2009. – Њихова Краљевска Височанства Престолонаследник Александар II и Принцеза Катарина, у пратњи господина Душана Бабца, члана Крунског Већа и професора Николе Моравчевића, члана Крунског Савета посетили су данас Косово и Метохију како би обележили Видовдан. Овом приликом Њихова Краљевска Височанства доставили су и хуманитарну помоћ.

Њихова Краљевска Височанства прво су присуствовали Светој архијерејској литургији коју је служио Његово Високо Преосвештенство Митрополит црногорско-приморски господин Амфилохије Радовић, епископ рашко-призренски Господин Артемије, епископ липљански господин Теодосије и епископ милешевски господин Филарет у манастиру Грачаница.

Светој архијерејској литургији у манастиру Грачаница, задужбини српског средњевековног Краља Милутина, присуствовали су и г-дин Горан Богдановић, министар за Косово и Метохију, г-дин Богољуб Шијаковић, министар вера, г-дин Небојша Брадић, министар културе, ректори државних универзитета, као и многобројни грађани Србије са Косова и Метохије.

Након Литургије, Принцеза Катарина је испоручила хуманитарну помоћ намењену деци Косова и Метохије.

Њихова Краљевска Височанства посетили су Газиместан, место где се 1389. године одиграо чувени Бој на Косову. Молебан је одржан за све пале јунаке Косова и Метохије. Његово Преосвештенство епископ рашко – призренски господин Артемије поздравио је све присутне и најавио говор Њ.К.В. Престолонаследника Александра II.

Поздрављајући госте и народ, Престолонаследник Александар је истакао:

“Нећу Вам данас говорити оно што сви већ знамо: да смо овде на својој земљи, да су овде наши корени, наша колевка, цркве, наши домови. Да је ту део наше прошлости и да је овде део нашег идентитета. Желим да кажем пар речи о нечем другом. Овде су наши људи, ту сте Ви и Ваша деца, драги моји земљаци. Дубоко верујем да ће овде живети и Ваши унуци. Надам се да ће они, наши унуци, живети овде у неким бољим и срећнијим околностима. Да ће се рађати, расти, учити, стварати породице и да ће мислити о обичним стварима и радостима које живот значе. Ја као потомак Карађорђевића – у име својих предака и својих синова и у име моје супруге на данашњи празник управо то бих да пожелим нашој деци и нашим унуцима: да уче, да раде, да живе у миру са собом и са својим суседима. Да са суседима могу да поделе обичне радости и туге, да нас нико не напада зато што смо другачији и да ми никог не гледамо као непријатеља – зато што је другачији“

Престолонаследник је честитао Видовдан, веома важан верски и национални празник за цео српски народ широм света којим се обележава сећање на пале српске јунаке на Косову и Метохији. Престолонаследник Александар је потом положио ловоров венац на споменик на Газиместану.

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Posted on 29 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS AT “VIDOVDAN DAYS OF DIASPORA 2009“ - NJEGOVO KRALJEVSKO VISOČANSTVO NA „VIDOVDANSKIM DANIMA DIJASPORE I SRBA U REGIONU 2009“

Belgrade, 25 June 2009 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II attended a meeting “Vidovdan Days of Diaspora and Serbs in the Region 2009” in the Sava Centre. This meeting was organized by the Ministry for Diaspora, and held with blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Littoral.

Besides His Royal Highness many eminent guest were present, among whom were Bishop of Hvostan Atanasije Rakita, Bishop Porfirije of Jegar, H.E. Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, H.E. Srdjan Sreckovic, Minister for Diaspora, H.E. Dr Zarko Obradovic, Minister of Education, H.E. Prof. Dr Bogoljub SIjakovic, Minister of Religion, as well as representatives of the Serbian Diaspora from the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II considers that Serbia must foster its’ contacts with our Diaspora, and give them rights and opportunities to participate in every aspect of the development of our country.

Beograd, 25. jun 2009. – Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II prisustvovao je danas sastanku „Vidovdanski dani dijaspore i Srba u regionu 2009“ u Sava Centru.

Na ovom događaju koji je organizovalo Ministarstvo za dijasporu, a koji se održava sa blagoslovom Njegovog Visokopreosveštenstva Mitropolita crnogorsko-primorskog Amfilohija, među mnogobrojnim eminentnim gostima bili su i Njegovo preosveštenstvo episkop hvostanski Atanasije Rakita, Njegovo preosveštenstvo episkop jegarski Porfirije, Nj.E. g. Milorad Dodik, Predsednik Vlade Republike Srpske, Nj.E. g. Srđan Srećković, Ministar za dijasporu u Vladi Republike Srbije, Nj.E. dr Žarko Obradović, Ministar prosvete, Nj.E. prof. dr Bogoljub Šijaković, Ministar vera, kao i predstavnici srpske dijaspore iz Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, Kanade, Australije, i iz Evrope.

Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II smatra da je za Srbiju izuzetno važno da održava i neguje odnose sa dijasporom, kao i da našim zemljacima i njihovim potomcima koji žive u inostranstvu omogući da se uključe u sve procese obnove i razvoja naše zemlje.

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Posted on 26 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

HRH Crown Prince Alexander II DEBT TOWARDS ALL VICTIMS - Nj.K.V. Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar Karađorđević DUG PREMA ŽRTVAMA

“I believe that we have duty and obligation towards all victims from all sides not to let them be forgotten, or sacrificed again to some other interests. Victims who are not recognized, confessed and identified are burden for the living forever.

Victims that we named and to whom we pay respect will let us forgive people and times who did them injustice, and will allow us to find strength and wisdom within ourselves to not let others ever again to destroy human lives for the sake of ideological, political or insane passions. This is not about the revenge to perpetrators but about our debt towards”.

Alexander II

Verujem da imamo dužnost i obavezu prema žrtvama svih strana da ne dopustimo da budu zaboravljeni ili nanovo žrtvovani nekim drugim interesima. Žrtve koje nisu prepoznate, priznate i identifikovane zauvek opterećuju žive.

Žrtve koje smo imenovali,čijim smo se senima poklonili, dopuštaju nam da oprostimo ljudima i vremenima koji su se o njih ogrešili, i da u sebi potražimo snagu i svest da nikada više ne dopustimo ni sebi ni drugima da ljudske živote poništavaju radi zadovoljenja sopstvenih ideoloških, političkih ili zaumnih strasti. Tu se ne radi o pozivu na osvetu prema počiniocima, nego o dugu prema žrtvama bez obzira kojoj su strani pripadale!“

Aleksandar II

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Posted on 25 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER AWARDS SERBIA’S TOP 500 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT WHITE PALACE CEREMONY - PRESTOLONASLEDNIK ALEKSANDAR NAGRADIO 500 NAJBOLJIH MATURANATA NA SVEČANOSTI U BELOM DVORU

Belgrade, 22 June 2008 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine hosted today at the White Palace an award ceremony for Serbia’s 500 best scholars from all the secondary schools in Serbia.

Beograd, 22. jun 2009. – Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II i Princeza Katarina organizovali su danas u Belom Dvoru svečani prijem za 500 najboljih maturanata iz svih srednjih škola u Srbiji.

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Posted on 23 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

[monarchistalliance] Trooping the Colour 2009: 12 part video

The Queen celebrated her 83rd official birthday with the Trooping the Colour parade in London on Horse Guards Parade on Saturday, 13 June 2009 where Her Majesty took the royal salute. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were greeted by crowds lining The Mall as they rode from Buckingham Palace in a vintage carriage. A 12 part video of the ceremony can be seen on the ACM site, www.norepublic.com.au

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Posted on 22 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

"We are all monarchists now": The Triumph of King Juan Carlos

On 22 November 1975, HRH Don Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón, Prince of Spain, stood before the Cortes de Espańa, the Spanish Parliament, and accepted the Crown of Spain, which had been vacant for 44 years, since the exile of his grandfather, Alfonso XIII. In the intervening time there had been a short-lived Second Republic, followed by a bitter Civil War, and then 36 years of a Falangist, fascist, regime under the dictatorship of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. In 1947, the Ley de Sucesión had proclaimed Spain to be a monarchy without a king, but with the provision that kingship would be restored when Franco died or gave up power. The decision about which member of the Borbón dynasty would sit on the restored throne would be Franco's. In the meantime, Franco assumed some royal prerogatives and privileges as "Caudillo (Leader) of Spain by the grace of God", and Head of the Spanish State.

Juan Carlos (originally known simply as Juan, and referred to as Juanito) was born in Rome, where his parents were in exile, in 1938, during the middle of the Spanish Civil War. His father was HRH Don Juan (later styled Count of Barcelona), third son of the exiled King, and heir to the throne because of renunciations by his two older brothers. The family later moved to France and then to Lausanne, in Switzerland, where he began his schooling. When his parents moved again, to Portugal, Juan Carlos began a life of separation from his family, except during holidays, as he remained at school in Lausanne, with only occasional visits from his grandmother, Queen Victoria Eugenie.

After the death of Alfonso XIII in 1941, Don Juan (now King Juan III to Spanish monarchists) continually pressed Franco on the issue of the restoration of the monarchy, and he continued into the 1960s to harbour hopes of becoming king. There was never any chance of Franco nominating him for the throne, though. Don Juan's liberal democratic views were diametrically opposed to those of Franco. His oft-repeated aspiration to be "King of all Spaniards" conflicted with Franco's more divisive view of Spain, in which he and his right-wing Movimiento Nacionale were the victors of the Civil War and felt no obligation or desire to reconcile themselves with the defeated and despised left-wing opposition.

The two men negotiated and disputed over the upbringing of Juan Carlos, the potential future king, and agreed that he should be educated in Spain, separated again from his parents. From the age of 10, Juan Carlos was schooled under Franco's watchful eye. After completing his schooling, he attended the military academies of all three armed services, before going on to university studies in Madrid. In 1962, the year after completing his studies, the prince married Princess Sophia of Greece, daughter of King Paul and sister of the future King Constantine. The couple settled in Madrid and undertook royal duties but, although he was one day expected to succeed to Franco's political power, Juan Carlos was not included in government.

The 1960s and early 70s were a difficult period for the prince and princess. In order to keep his hopes of succeeding to the throne alive, Juan Carlos had to appear to be a part of the regime, and keep his true democratic ambitions hidden from Franco. He was never entirely free of others' suspicions, though, and he and Sophia were kept under constant surveillance. Franco was under pressure to nominate someone else as his successor, most notably Juan Carlos's cousin, Alfonso de Borbón y Dampierre, and he did give encouragement to Alfonso in order to keep his options open and keep Juan Carlos in line. Laws were put in place to try and ensure that the principles of Franco's Movimiento could not be overridden after his death.

Franco formally nominated Juan Carlos as heir in 1969, giving him the title of Prince of Spain. Even after this, the pressure to replace Juan Carlos with Alfonso didn't cease until Franco died six years later. The nomination caused a rift between the prince and his father, who felt he had been betrayed by Juan Carlos's acceptance of his own exclusion from the succession. Forces within the regime opposed any restoration of the monarchy, as did many on the left; and other liberals and democrats were suspicious of the prince because of his identification with the Franco regime.

Things did not bode well for Juan Carlos. As if he didn't have enough to worry about, social discontent was on the rise in the early 70s, as was Basque nationalist terrorism. ETA, the Basque terrorist organisation, succeeded in assassinating the Prime Minister, Luis Carrero Blanco, in 1973.

After Juan Carlos accepted the Crown two days after Franco's death in 1975, he had to play a delicate game in order to begin the process of democratisation without alienating the established forces of the Movimiento and army. He felt compelled to keep Franco's Prime Minister, Carlos Arias Navarro, in office for the time being, and to proceed slowly in liberalising the regime while using all his persuasive powers to keep the army loyal and convince the socialists and communists to give him a chance to introduce reform. He had to begin the reform process within the legal regime of the Movimiento, which he had sworn to uphold. Many believed his task was impossible; the veteran Communist leader, Santiago Carrillo, dubbed him Juan Carlos the Brief, in the certain conviction, and hope, that his reign would quickly end in failure, presaging a third Spanish Republic.

Arias's government was less than half-hearted about introducing reforms, heavy-handed but ineffectual in stemming the tide of social and industrial unrest and escalating terrorism, and making enemies on all sides. By July 1976, Juan Carlos felt compelled to ask for the Prime Minister's resignation, and replaced him with a younger technocrat, Adolfo Suarez. Under Suarez, the pace of reform picked up, ways were found to legalize most political parties within the existing legal framework, and free elections were scheduled for June 1977. The one party whose legalisation was most controversial, but was essential if the elections were to be truly democratic, was the Communist Party. This was achieved on April 8 but, predictably, it enraged the right-wing, who felt that the legalization had undone all they had achieved in, and since, the Civil War. The King had to work hard to keep senior military officers in line, using both his authority as Commander-in-Chief and as Franco's designated successor, and his carefully nurtured personal contacts, but discontent was growing to dangerous levels.

In May 1977, the Count of Barcelona made good a promise he had given to Juan Carlos at the time of his accession, namely that he would renounce his rights to the throne in favour of his son once he was satisfied that Spain was on the road to becoming a free democracy. The King now had dynastic legitimacy as well as the legitimacy of Francoist laws, and he was soon to have democratic legitimacy too.

Elections went ahead, Suarez retained the premiership, now as head of a political alliance, the Unión Centro Democrático (UCD), and the Cortes set to work on its major task of drafting a new constitution, which was ready to be put to a referendum in late 1978. The new constitution was that of a modern free European nation, with a freely-elected parliament, and the King's powers defined and severely reduced. Crucially, though, he retained his position as Commander-in-Chief.

The constitution was the final legal nail in the coffin of the Franco regime, and die-hard conservatives were determined to stop it in its tracks. A coup was hatched, to be executed just a few weeks before the referendum, which would have installed a "government of national salvation" to preserve or resurrect the old ways. It was stopped only because of the defection of one of the plotters. The leaders were arrested and tried, but received derisory sentences of only a few months from the conservative courts, and officers involved in the coup were even allowed to resume their commissions after their release from prison. One of those officers was Lt.Col. Antonio Tejero.

The constitution was approved by a huge majority, but Spain's troubles didn't end. Basque terrorism continued, the economy faltered, and hard-liners continued to propagandize and plot against the new regime, spurred on by the fledgling democracy's failures. The Suarez government became increasingly ineffectual and despised. In February 1981, Suarez finally decided to resign. Once again, reactionaries in the military conspired to overthrow the regime, and the word was spread, notably by General Antonio Armada, a former member of the King's Household, that the king supported a move to install a military-led government to bring order back to the country.

On 23 February 1981, as the Cortes was meeting to confirm the nomination of a new Prime Minister, armed Civil Guards led by Lt.Col. Tejero stormed into the chamber of the Congress of Deputies and took the government and legislators hostage. Other military commanders prepared to send troops into the streets in order to maintain order, and in the belief that the king would appoint a military government to fill the power vacuum. It looked as though Spain's experiment with democracy was at an end.

The King, who had been playing squash when he heard the news, moved swiftly. Instead of handing over power to the military, he called upon the senior officials in government ministries to take responsibility for the administration, and ordered military chiefs to submit to their authority. He spent the evening phoning captains-general and military governors across the country, informing them that he did not support the coup, and that their duty was to the Crown and the constitution. Where troops had been deployed on the streets in support of the coup, he ordered them back to barracks. Where they hadn't been deployed, he ordered them to stay put, or to take action against the coup. A mobile broadcasting unit was dispatched to his palace of La Zarzuela, and at 1:15 am the King broadcast to the nation, condemning the coup and ordering its leaders to surrender.

Juan Carlos's assertion of his authority and appeal to the sworn loyalties of military commanders paid off. The coup collapsed the following day, and the ringleaders were arrested. The importance of the King's intervention was emphasised a few days later, when the captain-general of Madrid, Guillermo Quintana Lacaci, told the Minister of Defence:

"I must tell you that I am a Francoist, that I adore the memory of General Franco. For eight years I was a colonel in his personal guard. I wear this military medal that I won in Russia. I fought in the Civil War. So you can imagine my way of thinking. But the Caudillo gave me the order to obey his successor and the King ordered me to stop the coup on 23 February. If he had ordered me to assault the Cortes, I would have done so."

Juan Carlos was the hero of the hour. Santiago Carrillo, who had once dubbed him Juan Carlos the Brief, was now saying "God save the King".

Discontent among traditionalists continued, and there were further plots, but Spain had faced the abyss of a return to fascism, and the authorities became more diligent and effective in dealing with the threat. Democracy took hold, a socialist government - anathema to the Francoists - was elected in 1982, and Spain went on to enter the European Community and NATO. Juan Carlos was finally able to move properly into the role of a constitutional monarch, and the passage of time has seen the emergence of a new generation of leaders, military and civilian, who have no association with the old regime and old bitter conflicts which Franco had kept alive for so long.

King Juan Carlos stands out from other reigning European monarchs. Where they were brought up in stable environments, he was separated from his family for much of the time, and was a political pawn in the dispute between his father and Franco. Where they had the near certainty of succeeding to their crowns, he had constant uncertainty, and had to play a careful game to fight off rival claimants. Where they inherited stable democracies, he inherited a dictatorship he didn't believe in, but which was passionately defended by powerful vested interests. Where they presided ceremonially over the political process, he was in the thick of it, juggling with fiercely opposing forces many of whom did not believe in him or the monarchy. That Spain today is a largely stable modern nation owes much to its king, who sacrificed personal happiness and his own powers to make it so. After the 1981 coup attempt, one republican politician, a veteran of the Second Republic, declared "we are all monarchists now". Juan Carlos had triumphed, and the Spanish people were the beneficiaries.

- Paul James
etoile.co.uk

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Posted on 21 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER AND CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE INVITED BY VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN OF THE UNITED STATES AT HIS RESIDENCE

From left to right: HRH Crown Prince Alexander II, Vice President Joseph Biden, HRH Crown Princess Katherine, DR. Jill Biden, PhD and Ambassador Nancy Brinker at the dinner in the Residence of Vice President Biden

S leva na desno: NJ.K.V. Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II, Potpredsednik Džozef Bajden, Nj.K.V. Princeza Katarina, dr Džil Bajden i ambasadorka Nensi Brinker na večeri u rezidenciji Potpredsednika Bajdena

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Posted on 21 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

Romanov opulence on display in Amsterdam

The Russian President Metvedev and his wife were guests of honour of Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima.

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Posted on 21 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

King with the democratic touch

Right from the start, Juan Carlos defied expectations.

When 200 armed gendarmes stormed the Spanish parliament in 1981 it seemed the fledgling democracy, still finding its feet after 36 years of fascist dictatorship under General Francisco Franco, was doomed.

Spaniards, scarred from their bitter civil war and its repressive aftermath, disappeared from the streets and radio stations played sombre militaristic music.

But then something extraordinary happened. King Juan Carlos, crowned six years earlier when Franco died, appeared on television and ordered the troops back to barracks.

He demanded the loyalty of the armed forces, and, as the anxious country waited , they gave it. Spain's democracy was safe - and the King's popularity guaranteed.

A member of the royal Borbon line that stretches back to Louis XIV of France, the King's defusing of the attempted coup was all the more remarkable considering his background.

Juan Carlos was born in exile in Rome. His grandfather, King Alfonso XIII, was forced to leave Spain when the Republic was declared in 1931.

But after the fascist forces won the Spanish Civil War, the 10-year-old Juan Carlos went to school in Spain with the blessing of Franco. He went on to military colleges and developed a close relationship with the dictator.

So sure was Franco that his protege would continue his ultra-conservative style, he announced in 1969 that Juan Carlos would become king and head of state after Franco's death - bypassing the rightful heir, Don Juan (Juan Carlos' father).

Spaniards expected the King to maintain an authoritarian state. Instead Juan Carlos began modernising the economy and political system.

After the coup was thwarted, the pace of reforms picked up. It was an exciting time in Spain. Social and political movements that had been illegal or held back under Franco burst forth.

Communists, anarchists, hippies, punks, falangists, Basque and Catalan separatists exploded on to the streets.

In the space of a few short years, Spain ceased to be a conservative, God-fearing country and became one of the most liberal in Europe.

In the past 25 years, it has separated church and state, allowed abortion and divorce, and legalised gay marriage. A far cry from the Spain Juan Carlos inherited - a country where widows dressed in black, young women were chaperoned, sex was a dirty secret and the Catholic church was unassailable.

Now, though 80 per cent of Spaniards are Catholic, fewer than 30 per cent regularly attend church.

The King was right behind the changes. He was also instrumental in pushing Spain firmly into Europe. Until then, it had been considered a poor relation - Napoleon famously said that Africa "began in the Pyrenees".

nzherald.co.nz

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Posted on 21 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

[monarchistalliance] Queen's Counsel restored

Written by Professor David Flint AM

Friday, 19 June 2009

The New Zealand government is to be congratulated for once again turning back the wave of creeping republicanism, where politicians, without any mandate, remove the symbols of the Crown.

The title of Queen's Counsel is to be restored through legislation that will be introduced to Parliament later this year, according to the Attorney-General, Chris Finlayson.

The title Senior Counsel, introduced by the previous government in 2008, will be removed by the legislation. The title suffers in standing with the title Queen's Counsel which is instantly recognizable. The award of Senior Counsel by the NSW bar was damaged by the refusal for some time to grant the title to an outstanding barrister who had criticised, as she saw it, the way in which the law and the defence bar was over protective of the accused. The pendulum she said had gone too far.

The Attorney General hit the nail on the head when he pointed out that the title Queen's Counsel is instantly recognised as providing a certain standard of legal advice both among the New Zealand public and internationally.

"The Government is taking these steps to protect the essential independence of the inner bar.The looser rules for eligibility as Senior Counsel introduced by the previous government threatened to dilute the independence of our most senior advocates."

Senior Counsel appointed last year would have the option of adopting the title of Queen's Counsel or remaining as Senior Counsel. This decision follows its reversal of the abolition of the titles of Knight and Dame from the NZ honours awards.

The rank of Queen's Counsel was first abolished in Australia by a New South Wales Liberal Government, which shows that the unhealthy obsession of attacking the institution which is above politics is not limited to one side. Let us hope that the next NSW government leads the way and restores the title. It should probably be offered first to SC's.

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Posted on 21 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

[monarchistalliance] The Iranian situation

Written by Professor David Flint AM
Sunday, 14 June 2009

The situtation in Iran is serious. Few in the opposition have any confidence in the recent presidential election results. There is widespead unrest in the country, and concern internationally.

It is over thirty years since the fall of the Shah of Iran, probably President Carter's and perhaps the United States' greatest foreign policy failure, a point made in this column on 24 January ( "Iran should be high on the agenda.")

This was exacerbated by the disgraceful way the President, out of deference to the revolutionary and theocratic regime in Tehran, was even inclined to prevent the dying Shah from obtaining medical treatment in the United States.

Sound presidential policy requires wisdom and good intelligence. President Carter was badly served by the CIA's failure to understand what was going on in Iran. I suspect this was assisted by a superficial preference for regimes which call themselves republics.

All this was exacerbated by the President's naďveté. As Alan Gold put it, "against the strongest advice from the US State Department, (he) went out of his way to meet some of the world's most egregious dictators and leaders of terrorist organisations, believing his qualities of openness, Christian faith and belief in human rights would encourage them to change their ways. " (Desperate Diplomacy, Review, The Weekend Australian, 21-22 February, 2009.)

( Alan Gold was reviewing Jimmy Carter's 2009 book, 'We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan that Will Work,' which, he says, "...seems an attempt to atone for his previous, 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,' which, when published, prompted the resignation of 14 top-level advisers from his Carter Centre. That title alone shows him to be unsuitable as a mediator for Obama, a role for which he patently yearns. Released on the day of Obama's inauguration, his book seems to be little more than a job application.")
If you go to the website of the late Shah of Iran's son and heir, Reza Pahlavi, you can watch several interviews including ones with Sir David Frost. In these, Reza Pahlavi comes across as a modern democrat, who wishes to unite monarchists and republicans in bringing democracy to Iran, and in liberating her women and her minorities. The impression is of a great communicator who is sophisticated and caring – the ideal person to be at the head of his country.

Born on 31 October 1960, he is the elder son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Shahbanu (the Empress) Farah Diba Pahlavi. His supporters refer to him as `His Imperial Majesty Reza Shah Pahlavi II.' In one BBC interview he says this title is not an issue-what is an issue is the governance of Iran.

To the West of course and to the nations of the Middle East, what is also in issue is the nuclear policy and the foreign policy of the President who claims to have been re-elected.

....Reza Pahlavi statement on the current situation ( 13 June):-

Today the world is witnessing the demonstrated anger of millions of Iranians against a regime that denies their most basic rights, including the right to choose leaders who could improve their abysmal condition.

There is no exit from this condition, so long as one man appropriates onto himself the "power of god" and controls the judiciary, the media, the security forces and, through direct and indirect appointees dictates the only candidates claiming to represent an impoverished and disenfranchised people.

Today I stand united with my fellow Iranians and call for the end of the Islamic Republic, or any other prefix in front of the name of my beloved Iran that indicates theocracy or any other form of disregard for democratic and human rights.

I caution the world that offering any incentives or "carrots" to the theocracy under these circumstances is an affront to the people of Iran. This is not a time for short-sighted, self-defeating tactical games. This is the time for the free world to stand true to its principals and support the people of Iran's quest for democracy and human rights.

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Posted on 21 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

TRADICIONALNI PRIJEM ZA NAJBOLJE MATURANTE NA BELOM DVORU

Beograd, 19. jun 2009 – Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II i Princeza Katarina organizovaće u ponedeljak, 22. juna u 18.30 na Belom Dvoru tradicionalni godišnji prijem za preko 500 najboljih maturanata iz svih srednjih škola u Srbiji.

Tokom prijema, koji se tradicionalno održava već nekoliko godina, najboljim maturantima će biti uručene diplome i prigodni pokloni, kao priznanje za izuzetne rezultate koje su ostvarili u srednjoj školi.

Svaka srednja škola u Srbiji je izabrala svog najboljeg učenika koji će ih predstavljati na ovoj svečanosti.

Pored Njihovih Kraljevskih Visočanstva, svečanosti će prisustvovati i NJ.E. dr Žarko Obradović, ministar prosvete, prof. dr Branko Kovačević, rektor univerziteta u Beogradu, g. Filipos S. Karamanolis, predsednik Upravnog odbora EFG Eurobanke u Srbiji, članovi Krunskog veća, kao i bivši i sadašnji studenti notingemskog univerziteta u Velikoj Britaniji kojima je stipendije obezbedila Fondacija NJ.K.V. Prestolonaslednika Aleksandra za obrazovanje u saradnji sa Fondom za mlade talente vlade Srbije

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Posted on 21 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

Press Release of the Monarchist League of New Zealand Inc 18 June 2009

Government to restore Queen’s Counsel

Yesterday the New Zealand Government announced that it had responded to concerns from the legal profession and will restore the title of Queen’s Counsel to recognise outstanding members of the independent bar.

The Attorney-General, the Hon Christopher Finlayson announced that legislation will be introduced later this year amending the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act. The office of Senior Counsel, created by the previous government to replace Queen’s Counsel in 2008 and which was open to lawyers in firms as well as barristers, will be disestablished.

Eligibility to be appointed as Queen’s Counsel will be restricted in most cases to barristers sole, rather than lawyers in partnerships or firms.

“The title Queen’s Counsel is instantly recognised as providing a certain standard of legal advice both among the New Zealand public and internationally,” said Mr Finlayson.

“However, the government is taking these steps to protect the essential independence of the inner bar,” said Mr Finlayson. “The looser rules for eligibility as Senior Council introduced by the previous government threatened to dilute the independence of our most senior advocates.”

“Queen’s Counsel should be able to advise and represent both law firms and clients who engage them fearlessly and independently, without the potential conflicts and pressures of working in a partnership or incorporated firm.”

“There will be provision to appoint lawyers in firms as Queen’s Counsel where that recognises exceptional legal practice,” Mr Finlayson said. “This is consistent with the established practice of occasionally appointing exceptional lawyers in government and parliamentary counsel as Queen’s Counsel, although they are not members of the independent bar.”

The seven Senior Counsel, who were appointed last year, will have the option of adopting the title of Queen’s Counsel or remaining Senior Counsel.

The Government is to be congratulated for responding to calls from the legal profession and from the wider community for the restoration of Queen’s Counsel. These were abolished by the previous Government at least in part as a deliberate move to destroy a royal symbol. This restoration follow soon after the restoration of knighthoods, and both these changes appear to enjoy widespread public support.

Professor Noel Cox

Chairman

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Posted on 21 Jun 2009 by Vladimir Petrovic

ПРЕСТОЛОНАСЛЕДНИК АЛЕКСАНДАР АПЕЛУЈЕ НА УРГЕНТНО ФОРМИРАЊЕ ВЛАДЕ - CROWN PRINCE APPEALS FOR GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED URGENTLY

Belgrade, 12 May 2008 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II sent a letter of congratulations to the leaders of political parties, in which he called for a Government to be formed as soon as possible.

“Serbia has no time to spare. It is crucial that all the parties of the future Parliament reach an agreement quickly, for the benefit of the people.

It is only with team work and unifying forces that Serbia will reach its goal. We face many problems of vital importance and I stand confident that you will make the right decisions; decisions which will be in the best interest for Serbia and our people.

You can always count on my support in the process of solving the issues in our country” – emphasized the Crown Prince in his letter.

Београд, 12. мај 2008. – Њ.К.В. Престолонаследник Александар II упутио је писмо честитке лидерима политичких партија са молбом да формирају Владу у најкраћем року.

“ Србија нема времена за губљење. Сада све странке будућег сазива Скупштине треба да у најкраћем року постигну договор који ће бити на добробит нашег народа.

Само заједничким радом и уједињеним снагама можемо доћи на пут коме тежимо. Пред нама су бројни проблеми од виталног значаја и сигуран сам да ћете донети праве одлуке, које су у интересу Србије и нашег народа.

У процесу решавања проблема у нашој земљи, на моју подршку можете увек рачунати“ – истакао је Престолонаследник у писму.

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Posted on 12 May 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

HRH CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE FOUNDATION SENDS DONATION TO GRACANICA MONASTERY IN KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

Belgrade, 8 May 2008 – Out of concern of Their Royal Highnesses for the people of Kosovo and Metohija, the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation sent today a humanitarian shipment to the Gracanica Monastery, Diocese of Raska and Prizren.

The shipment includes: crutches, walking aid, mini fridges, infant warmers, children’s clothes and shoes, manual washing machines, and wheelchairs.

The Gracanica monastery and the Diocese of Raska and Prizren will distribute these items to where it is necessary.

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Posted on 11 May 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

[monarchistalliance] Australian Monarchist League Facebook Group

From the Australian Monarchist League Message Board:

Hi All

I have just established the official Australian Monarchist League Facebook Group with the blessing of the National Chairman.

If you are already a Facebook member, simply goto groups and search for "Australian Monarchist League" , and follow the links to joining as a member.

Please encourage all your friends to join and participate in the discussions.

If you arent a member of Facebook, simply goto www.facebook.com and sign up. It is easy, costs nothing and can be very enjoyable as you are able to re-connect with people from the past and establish groups as I have to done to enhance discussion.

I will be adding more photos as time goes on, and welcome any submissions to esquire_nz@optusnet.com.au

Would love to see you all on the group!

Tristan J. Rogers JP (Qual)

http://monarchist-league.com.au/index.php?topic=537.0

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IZJAVA NJ.K.V. PRESTOLONASLEDNIKA ALEKSANDRA II POVODOM PARLAMENTARNIH I LOKALNIH IZBORA „BIRAČI MORAJU DA GLASAJU“

Beograd, 7. maj 2008. – NJ.K.V. Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II uputio je sledeću izjavu povodom predstojećih parlamentarnih i lokalnih izbora u Srbiji, koji se održavaju 11. maja:

„Predstojeći izbori su od suštinske važnosti za budućnost naše zemlje. Pozivam sve birače da izađu na glasanje i slobodnom voljom naprave svoj izbor“.

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Posted on 07 May 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

[monarchistalliance] Monarchist League Functions around Australia

IN ADELAIDE - MONDAY 12 MAY 2008:
Luncheon-in the distinguished presence of
The Hon. Alexander Downer MP
VENUE: Ayers House. 298 North Terrace, Adelaide,
TIME: 12 noon for 12.50 pm
COST: $44.00
DRESS: Lounge
RSVP: GPO Box 949, Adelaide 5001

IN SYDNEY - MONDAY 19 MAY 2008:
Annual General Meeting of the NSW Branch
VENUE: The Library, 9th Floor, 68/70 Market Street, Sydney
TIME: 5.30 pm
RSVP: Phone/fax Linda on (02) 9977 6795

IN Melbourne- MONDAY 19 MAY 2008:
Bayside Monarchists Meeting
VENUE: The Bentleigh RSL, 538-530 Centre Road Bentleigh.
TIME: 7:30 pm
COST: $5
RSVP: David Cowling - phone 95846247 David Bennett - phone 9898 3629

IN SYDNEY - FRIDAY 23 MAY 2008:
Luncheon
Guest Speaker: Very Rev. Dr. Michael Protopopov OAM
Dean of the Russian Orthodox Church in Australia
VENUE: Sydney
TIME: 12 noon for 12.30 pm
COST: $70.00
RSVP: Phone/fax Linda on (02) 9977 6795
DRESS: Business

IN BRISBANE - SATURDAY 24 May 2008:
Meeting with Philip Benwell MBE
National Chairman - Australian Monarchist League
FURTHER INFORMATION FROM: Lisa on: 0414 907 876

IN CANBERRA - SUNDAY 25 May 2008:
Luncheon with Philip Benwell MBE
National Chairman - Australian Monarchist League
VENUE: Private residence at Jerrabomberra
TIME: 12 noon
COST: $10 contribution
RSVP: Mrs Garland on 6299 9499

IN LAUNCESTON - WEDNESDAY 28 May 2008:
Meeting with Philip Benwell MBE
National Chairman - Australian Monarchist League
VENUE: Max Fry Memorial Hall, Gorge Road, Trevallyn, Launceston
TIME: 6 PM
FURTHER INFORMATION FROM: David Murray on 03 6331 6414
(NOTE: this is the correct phone number)

IN SYDNEY - FRIDAY 30 MAY 2008:
Liberty Luncheon
VENUE: The JPB Room, The Swissôtel, 68 Market Street, Sydney
TIME: 12 noon
COST: $40.00 - self-service buffet - beverages, including coffee,
are extra
RSVP: Bruce on 02 9358 1851
DRESS: Smart casual

The Australian Monarchist League
Suite 3303, 70 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 02 9232 4959 - 0419 417 097 Fax: 02 8580 4923
Email: monarchy@westnet.com.au

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AUSTRALIANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY - Shock for republicans : electoral expert predicts referendum defeat, monarchy strengthened

AUSTRALIANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

An opinion column from the national convenor

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Shock for republicans : electoral expert predicts referendum
defeat, monarchy strengthened

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...predicting the vote...

He was the earliest to predict, with reasonable accuracy, the
results of the 2007 Australian election, including that in
Bennelong.

Now the nation’s preeminent psephologist, Professor Malcolm
Mackerras, confidentially predicts that another republican
referendum will be defeated.

This is in a piece “If the monarchy works for us, why bother to
change it?” published on 21 April, 2008 in The Canberra Times.

He has no doubt the result will be the same as in 1999.

(Incidentally Professor Greg Craven, the republican
constitutional lawyer now Vice Chancellor of ACU, predicts that
a referndum about a republic where the president is elected
would result in a defeat of monumental proportions, greater
than in 1999.)

The republicans know this, even if some of their more uninformed
supporters think it will be a pushover.

That is why they propose a confidence trick, a plebiscite written
by their spin doctors.

Perhaps that is why they are currently waging a campaign to
undermine confidence among constitutional monarchists.

This is line that we no longer defend the monarchy.

In this they are either spectacularly misinformed.

Or they are lying.

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...why Malcolm Mackerras’ opinion is important...

First he is, as I said, Australia's preeminent psephologist. That
does not mean of course that he is always right.

But unlike Nostradamus, his predictions are absolutely clear, and
the information on which he bases them is very well researched.

Second, he gives reasons which are clear and cogent.

Third he is absolutely independent and not beholden to any party.

It is fascinating that he actually welcomes another referendum.
Now the ACM National Council is not afraid of another referendum.

But we say that no reason has been advanced for re-opening
the issue.

And there is no justification in moving one dollar from the
education, hospital, water and other budgets into this folly on
which hundreds of millions of the taxpayers’ hard earned money
have already been wasted.

Many of the self proclaimed lifelong republicans are
millionaires. Let them spend their own money on trying to work
out what they want to do.

Why should “ working families” pay for this?

But if another referendum is forced on the taxpayers by the
republican elites, Malcolm Mackerras is absolutely right when he
points out how this will further damage the republican cause.

He says another defeat would give added legitimacy to the
current, thoroughly sensible, arrangements for giving
Australians their heads of state, both federal and state.

So why is Malcolm Mackerras so confident of victory?

First, there is no case in the whole of Australia's federal
referendum history of a proposal rejected the first time being
carried the second time.

Second, the republicans suffer from a dilemma. If they present a
"minimalist" model (as in 1999) it will go down for the same
reasons as applied on that occasion. However, if they go for
popular election of the president all the objections to that
model will come to the fore.

Third, it is quite clear from referendum history that Australians
typically vote no, with the saying "if it ain't broke don't fix
it" firmly in mind.

So not only are republicans staring another defeat in the face.
If they persist in another referendum they will only strengthen
the present constitutional system.

To link to sources, or to comment, please click here: http://m1e.net/c?51853759-CWu4ZAr4dzKbY%403307931-unaLqgEbnE1UI

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Until next time,

David Flint
Australians For Constitutional Monarchy
International House
Sixth Floor, 104 , Bathurst Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia

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CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE’S HUMANITARIAN DELIVERIES IN NOVI SAD

Belgrade, 6 May 2008 – Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine visited today the City of Novi Sad where she delivered medical equipment to several health institutions. Crown Princess Katherine also officially opened the Olymp private clinic. The Crown Princess then visited the town of Selenca where she toured an organic food company.

At the Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, the Clinic for Neurology, Crown Princess Katherine delivered ten hydraulic hospital beds and hospital tables, a donation from Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. These beds were imported to Serbia thanks to the unselfish help of the following companies: Dontrade, Société Generale, Raiffeisen, AIK Nis Bank and Alpine that once again supported the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation.

“Thanks to the great support of our donors we are able to deliver these beds today. Since December 2007, we have delivered around 200 beds to hospitals in Serbia. As always, my Foundation will continue the effort to acquire vital equipment”, Crown Princess Katherine said.

Crown Princess Katherine also visited the Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, and the Clinic for Gynaecology and Obstetrics where she delivered a gas analyzer, donation of Lifeline Hellas. After that, Her Royal Highness officially opened the Olymp, a private clinic for aesthetic plastic surgery. During the opening ceremony, Crown Princess Katherine emphasized her gratitude to this clinic since its doctors have agreed to perform ten surgeries every month on the children with nose and ear deformities. This project will be developed in coordination with the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation.

Today’s visits concluded with a tour of the organic food factory in the town of Selenca.

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[monarchistalliance] Prince Charles begins private visit to Romania

Tuesday, May 6 06:55 pm

Prince Charles began a four-day private visit to Romania Tuesday, where he is due to visit several villages in Transylvania, in the centre of the country, official sources said.

The Prince met with Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu on the first day of his trip, before traveling on to Miclosoara, a quaint Transylvanian village, where he was to stay in a 19th-century manor belonging to Count Tibor Kalnoky.

Prince Charles, traveling without his wife Camilla, was also expected to visit two further villages, Saschiz and Viscri, which was founded by the Saxons in the 12th century and is known for its imposing fortified church, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The two villages are part of a project led by the Mihai Eminescu Trust, an organisation under the Prince's patronage, dedicated to the conservation and restoration of Transylvanian villages and churches.

Prince Charles, for whom this is the sixth visit to Romania since 1998, has been involved in several ecological farming projects in Transylvania where he owns several properties, and in the regeneration of the historic centre of the city of Sibiu -- European City of Culture in 2007.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080506/tuk-romania-britain-royals-a7ad41d.html

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AUSTRALIANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY - Nepal: the situation is grim

The situation in Nepal is grim. The Communist Party has won a
majority of the directly elected seats in the Constituent
Assembly.

Founded in 1994 by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known as Prachanda, Nepali
for 'The Fierce One,' the Communist Party of Nepal led a Maoist
insurgency lasted from 1996 -2006, in which 13,000 people died.

The US lists the party as a "Specially Designated Terrorist
Organization”.

Prachanda plans to be president of Nepal, and draws inspiration
from China's Cultural Revolution and the theories of Mao Tse-
tung. He disowns and is disowned by the Chinese Communist Party,
but presented himself as more moderate for the election.

The communist plan for a republic is likely to be worse than any
weaknesses in the existing constitution.[i]

Many Iranians to day would agree, and long for Iran to become a
constitutional monarchy under the son of Shah, rather than
continue under the present theocratic republic and its current
president. [ii]

Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia, who drafted
the ACM Charter, referred to the proven advantages of
constitutional monarchy recently.

According to Richard Ackland, writing in The Sydney Morning
Herald on 11 April, 2008, Justice Kirby said at a recent function
at the St. James Ethics Centre: "The freest countries are
constitutional monarchies [nod, nod from David Flint]. I'm a
rational republican. England is a crowned republic … A 'vanished'
head of state is a clever idea."

“This is radical stuff, because many people hitherto had
mistakenly thought, if you have a Queen, you don't have a
republic. As the judge made clear, we can have both,” writes
Mr. Ackland.

ACM’s international Convener has now published a letter from a
Greek monarchist, Christos Antoniadis to the outgoing Prime
Minister of Nepal, Girija Prasad Koirala.

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[monarchistalliance] Monarchists have hit out at the 2020 Summit

Thursday April 17, 06:15 AM
Monarchist fears over republican summit
Monarchists have hit out at the 2020 Summit saying they fear their under-representation at the meeting will pave the way for a relaunch of a republican push.

David Flint, convenor of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy, says the summit has been organised as a "terrible gerrymander" against monarchists.
"It's extraordinary to me that the only person you see in the governance panel who could have any connection with the no case at the 1999 referendum is (former NSW upper house MP) Helen Sham-Ho - and I suspect she's been appointed for other reasons," he told The Australian.

"There is nobody from the group that actually won the referendum. What I suspect is that they're going to come up with a recommendation for a republic."
But the chairman of the summit's Future of Australian Governance Panel, John Hartigan, said it was the failure of the monarchists to nominate, or self-identify once they had nominated, that had led to the perceived imbalance.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/080203/2/15pwp.html

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[monarchistalliance] MoD Defends Prince William's RAF Chinook Flight

MoD Defends Prince William's RAF Chinook Flight

The Ministry of Defence has defended a move by Prince William to fly to a stag weekend in a RAF Chinook. The Prince - who was awarded his pilot's wings last week - used the Chinook to get to a three-day stag party for his cousin Peter Phillips on the Isle of Wight. He also stopped off in London to pick up Prince Harry.

The flight occurred just hours after William received his wings from his father, Prince Charles, at a ceremony at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.

But the RAF insists it was a legitimate training exercise to teach William how to fly over water.

The MoD said the trip had been planned as part of William's training and included all the elements being tested - flying in busy air traffic, crossing water and landing in an enclosed helicopter pad.

"Having spent a week under instruction with a Chinook helicopter squadron, Prince William flew a legitimate training sortie which tested his new skills to the limit," an MoD spokesman said.

"Flying at low level Prince William piloted the heavy support RAF Chinook helicopter through the busy London flying lanes to a helicopter landing site in Central London before departing the lanes to the South West, making a water crossing and an approach to a civilian airfield routinely used by Chinook squadrons."

Liberal Democrats defence spokesman Nick Harvey MP told Sky News that RAF helicopters should not be used as a taxi service.

"I think this is an extraordinary use of an RAF helicopter, particularly at a time when our forces in Afghanistan are absolutely desperate for helicopter capacity," he said.

Sky producer Lorna Ward, who is also an officer in the Army Corps, said that in the planning of these sorties, students were able to pick their own landing destinations, which are then cleared by an instructor.

She also said it was not unheard of to carry a passenger as part of training, but it was unusual if the passenger was not likely to fly themselves.

"It is illegal to pick up civilans and fly them around without clearance as the insurance does not cover them," she said.

"But Harry is military and on some occasions passengers are allowed.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080416/tuk-mod-defends-will-s-raf-chinook-fligh-45dbed5.html

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PRESTOLONASLEDNIK ALEKSANDAR NAJOŠTRIJE OSUĐUJE NASILJE NA STADIONIMA I U ŠKOLAMA

Beograd, 16. april 2008. – Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II dao je danas izjavu povodom tragične smrti Dejana Dimitrijevića (26) koga su ubili navijači protivničkog kluba.

„Bio sam šokiran kada sam primio vest da je izgubljen još jedan mladi život, a to je naš najvredniji resurs. Nedavno, preminuo je jedan naš đak koga su izboli u školskom dvorištu. Najoštrije osuđujem svaki vid nasilja. Takođe sam veoma zabrinut zbog povećanog broja krivičnih dela u našem društvu čiji su počinioci mladi ljudi. Znam da smo kao društvo mnogo propatili, ali to nije opravdanje za nasilje.

Moramo imati toleranciju, bilo da se radi o političkoj areni, školama ili stadionima. Ne smemo sebi više da dopustimo da gubimo živote mladih“, zaključio je Prestolonaslednik.

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NJEGOVO KRALJEVSKO VISOČANSTVO PRESTOLONASLENIK ALEKSANDAR SVEČANO OTVORIO ČETVRTI MEĐUNARODNI SAMIT KARDIOHIRURGA

Beograd, 16. april 2008. – Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II jutros je svečano otvorio 4. Međunarodni samit kardiologa koji se održava u Beogradu od 16. do 19. aprila.

Događaju su takođe prisustvovali prof. dr Miodrag Ostojić, predsednik Fonda Srbije za Vaše srce i g-din Tomica Milosavljević, ministar zdravlja.

Četvrti međunarodni samit kardiologa održava se pod pokroviteljstvom Njihovih Kraljevskih Visočanstava Prestolonaslednika Aleksandra II i Princeze Katarine.

Govore su održali g-din Tomica Milosavljević, ministar zdravlja i Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar. U svom pozdravnom govoru, Prestolonaslednik je naglasio: „Svestan u kakvom vremenu živimo i svestan činjenice da je procenat smrtnosti od kardiovaskularnih bolesti jako velik; iskreno se nadam da će ovaj trodnevni skup pomoći da dođete do novih saznanja i da ćete savladati nove tehnike rada koje će vam pomoći da bolje, brže i efikasnije lečite naše pacijente“.

Samitu prisustvuje veliki broj domaćih i inostranih stručnjaka koje će Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II i Princeza Katarina ugostiti na prijemu u Kraljevskom Dvoru.

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Posted on 17 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

NJEGOVO KRALJEVSKO VISOČANSTVO NA OTVARANJU SAJMA GRAĐEVINARSTVA

Beograd, 15. april 2008. – Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II prisustvovao je danas na Beogradskom sajmu svečanom otvaranju 34. Međunarodnog sajma građevinarstva, u pratnji gospodina Dragana Đilasa, ministra bez portfelja za Nacionalni investicioni plan, koji je svečano otvorio Sajam, gospodina Anđelka Trpkovića, direktora Beogradskog sajma i mnogih ličnosti iz javnog života Srbije, kao i predstavnika medija.

Nakon svečanog otvaranja i obilaska Hala 1, 3 i 14 Beogradskog sajma, na prigodnom koktelu zvanice su uživale u pogledu na lokaciju na kojoj će za nekoliko godina biti podignut novi most preko Save.

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Intervju NJ.K.V. Princeze Katarine dnevnom listu Glas javnosti, 13. april 2008. Princeza Katarina Karađorđević o humanitarnom radu i životu u Srbiji LJUBAV PREMA DAROVANJU PONELA IZ OČEVE KUĆE

Problemi u zemlji su brojni, ali je Fondaciji princeze Katarine prioritet pružanje pomoći bebama i deci doniranjem opreme dečijim bolnicama, jer imamo najvišu stopu smrtnosti novorođenčadi u Evropi. Karađorđevići pomažu deci sa srčanim oboljenjima i opremaju novi operacioni blok u dečjoj klinici u Tiršovoj

BEOGRAD - Pre sedam godina prestolonaslednik Aleksandar Karađorđević i njegova supruga princeza Katarina došli su da žive u Beograd. Decenija haosa, rata i ekonomskog propadanja dovela je mnogo ljudi, pre svega dece, starih i izbeglica, u nepodnošljivu situaciju, a Karađorđevići su verovali i pre povratka u domovinu da je angažovanje u humanitarnom radu i pružanju pomoći onima kojima je ona potrebna njihova najvažnija obaveza. Princeza Katarina se potpuno posvetila humanitarnom radu i osnovala Fondaciju sa namerom da pomogne svima, bez obzira na godine, veru i etničku pripadnost.

- To je moj život. Ovaj narod je umoran i obezglavljen, a ja verujem da je moja dužnost da mu pružim podršku koliko god mogu. Najviše mi u tim nastojanjima pomaže snaga koju dobijam od Boga i podrška mojih prijatelja. Osim toga, veoma sam uporna osoba. Ono što započnem to i završim i nikada ne ograničavam svoje mogućnosti – kaže princeza Katarina za Glas javnosti. Ona veruje da njena narav i posvećenost Srbiji i srpskom narodu inspirišu dobrotvore iz celog sveta da joj pomognu.

Problemi su brojni, ali je Fondaciji prioritet pružanje pomoći bebama i deci doniranjem opreme dečijim bolnicama, jer imamo najvišu stopu smrtnosti novorođenčadi u Evropi. Karađorđevići takođe pomažu deci sa srčanim oboljenjima i opremaju novi operacioni blok u dečjoj klinici u Tiršovoj.

- Angažovali smo se i na osnivanju palijativne zaštite koja kod nas praktično i ne postoji. Kada neko pati od teške i neizlečive bolesti, porodica nije u stanju da se brine o njemu na pravi način, a i u bolnici više ne mogu da pomognu takvom bolesniku. Za takve ljude mora postojati ustanova koja je negde na "pola puta" između doma i klinike. Palijativno zbrinjavanje će porodici i pacijentu pružiti najbolju moguću negu, olakšati bolove i patnju - kaže princeza.

Unapređenje zdravlja žena je još jedan od projekata Fondacije, dodaje ona, jer Srbija drži neslavne rekorde u broju obolelih od raka dojke i raka grlića materice u Evropi.

- Pomažemo i izbeglicama. Međutim, osim humanitarne pomoći, ovim ljudima je potrebno pružiti podršku, naročito u pronalaženju posla. Da bi se stekli uslovi za to, potrebno je da u Srbiju dođu investitori i da se otvore nova radna mesta. Investicije su jedini siguran put da svi ljudi u Srbiji žive bolje. Međutim - govori princeza Katarina – za dolazak kapitala neophodno je obezbediti stabilnu Vladu. Da bi poslovni ljudi iz celog sveta investirali, potrebna je stabilnost i koninuitet za koje se zalaže moj suprug. - Iskreno se nadam i molim se da će naš narod konačno dobiti stabilnu Vladu koja će raditi za narod i omogućiti prosperitet i bolju budućnost za sve.

Veoma je zabrinuo i podatak da samo 11 odsto građana naše zemlje ima pasoš.

- Kako će svet saznati za našu kulturu, naše predivne ljude i bilo šta o nama ako oni nemaju mogućnosti da putuju? Kako će srpski narod upoznati svet? Nadam se da će nova Vlada to promeniti i dati novu nadu svim ovim predivnim ljudima, uspešnima naučnicima i sportistima, posvećenim doktorima... – kaže princeza.

Osim velike ljubavi i razumevanja koje ima za svoj narod, princeza Katarina bi volela da ljudi ovde ne zavide jedni drugima i da se raduju uspehu svih svojih sunarodnika. Pozitivna atmosfera, razumevanje i ljubav su, po njenom mišljenju, emocije koje možemo podeliti sa malo truda.

- Ljubav prema darovanju ponela sam iz kuće. Moji roditelji, a posebno majka, stalno su govorili da samo čovek koji daje može biti srećan i ispunjen. Život je kratak i zato moramo naći snage i vremena da pomažemo drugima, kako bismo svom životu dali smisao. Svakoj osobi je ponekad potrebna pomoć, ali kako neko ko nikada nije pružio podršku drugima može da se nada da će dobiti utehu i pomoć kada njemu bude trebalo. Zato se moramo izdići iznad svojih ličnih interesa i ljudima oko sebe pružiti makar osmeh i lepu reč. To ne košta ništa, a nekada mnogo znači – objašnjava ona.

Princeza savetuje da ljudi ne treba da čekaju da dođu do bogatstva da bi nešto darovali i da trenutnu situaciju ne koriste kao izgovor kako ne bi dali ono što bi mogli. Ljudi ne treba da čekaju blagostanje, dobra i mirna vremena da bi bili humani. Stoga, onaj ko nije spreman da podeli kada ima malo, sasvim je sigurno da neće poklanjati ni kada bude imao puno. Takve osobe nikada neće osetiti beskrajnu radost davanja – zaključuje princeza Katarina.

Ponosna baka

Princeza Katarina, pored tri mlada princa na koja je izuzetno ponosna, ima i dvoje dece iz prvog braka. Nedavno je po peti put postala baka. Njena najstarija unuka već završava koledž. Svi su divna deca koja joj donose mnogo radosti, a pomisao na bebu čini je posebno srećnom.

Trud za Srbiju

- Naši sinovi Petar, Filip i Aleksandar vole svoju zemlju i njom se ponose. Tokom poslednjih 17 godina, dok su odrastali, gledali su naša nastojanja da učinimo nešto dobro za Srbiju. Svojevremeno, kada su još svi bili mali i kada smo živeli u Londonu, davali su odvojene izjave za jednu televiziju. Kada su ih upitali o princezi Katarini svi su isto odgovorili: "Princeza Katarina po ceo dan razgovara telefonom i razne ljude moli da pomognu našoj zemlji" – sa osmehom kaže princeza.

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Posted on 14 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Royalist News 14-Apr-2008

UK

Prince William's RAF graduation ceremony (photos)

Link:

http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/04/PicWill.html

Norway

'Opening night at the Opera'

Link:

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2365620.ece

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[monarchistalliance] The Governor-General

The Governor-General
Written by Professor David Flint AM
Sunday, 13 April 2008

The appointment of the new Governor- General, Ms. Bryce, demonstrates how smoothly, efficiently and economically our constitutional system works in the appointment of a person of merit to that high office which is above party politics, the office which the High Court has declared is "the constitutional head of the Commonwealth" of Australia.[i]

The Governor-General, Major General Jeffery has welcomed the appointment of Ms. Quentin Bryce as his successor. He said that it was a singular honour to serve the people of Australia in this role.

According to the ABC, Major General Michael Jeffery said that he and his wife Marlena would undertake their duties in the next four months "with the same pride, dedication and energy that they have always done." Ms Bryce, a lawyer and academic and a former Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner is presently the Governor of Queensland.

The Prime Minister discussed his recommendation with The Queen in his recent audience.

"It's a great honour and a great responsibility, and it's a great day for Australian women," Ms. Bryce said of her appointment as 25th Governor-General on 5 September, 2008.
Major General Jeffery was earlier congratulated by the Prime Minister who said:

" I would like to acknowledge on behalf of the Government and the people of Australia our thanks to Major General Jeffery and to his wife Marlene for the great contribution they've made to this important office in the Commonwealth of Australia."

Australians for Constitutional Monarchy extend our congratulations to Ms Bryce on her appointment, and our appreciation to Major General and Mrs Jeffery for their great service to the nation.

...the office of Governor-General...

At the 1926 Imperial Conference, it was affirmed that the Dominions were equal in status to the United Kingdom.

The Prime Ministers decided that it was "an essential consequence of the equality of status existing among the members of the British Commonwealth of Nations that the Governor-General of a Dominion is the representative of the Crown, holding in all essential respects the same position in relation to the administration of public affairs in the Dominion as is held by His Majesty the King in Great Britain'

They also noted that "a Governor-General should be supplied with copies of all documents of importance and in general should be kept as fully informed as is His Majesty the King in Great Britain of Cabinet business and public affairs."

At the next conference in 1930, the Prime Ministers agreed on the protocol concerning the appointment of Governors-General.

This is :1. "The parties interested in the appointment of a Governor-General of a Dominion are His Majesty the King, whose representative he is, and the Dominion concerned. 2. The constitutional practice that His Majesty acts on the advice of responsible Ministers applies also in this instance. 3. The Ministers who tender and are responsible for such advice are His Majesty's Ministers in the Dominion concerned. 4. The Ministers concerned tender their formal advice after informal consultation with His Majesty.

5. The channel of communication between His Majesty and the Government of any Dominion is a matter solely concerning His Majesty and such Government. His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom have expressed their willingness to continue to act in relation to any of His Majesty's Governments in any manner in which that Government may desire.
6. The manner in which the instrument containing the Governor-General's appointment should reflect the principles set forth above is a matter in regard to which His Majesty is advised by His Ministers in the Dominion concerned.[ii]

[i] R v Governor of South Australia [1907] HCA 31; (1907) 4 CLR 1497 (8 August 1907)
[ii] See extracts of Imperial Conferences 1926 and 1930

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Posted on 13 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Royalist News 13-Apr-2008

Italy

Italian prince Emmanuel Filiberto wants to
become prime minister

Link:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/
europe/article3736222.ece

Norway

Norway king opens new opera house

Link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7344874.stm

UK

The Royal Heir Force

Link:

http://news.scotsman.com/themonarchy/
The-Royal-Heir-Force.3975461.jp

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Royalist News 12-Apr-2008

The Netherlands

Intelligent Princess Maxima

Link:

http://people.monstersandcritics.com/royalwatch/news/
article_1399465.php/Intelligent_Princess_Maxima

UK

Prince William's RAF Graduation Ceremony

Link:

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/
Search.aspx?EventId=80461659

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[monarchistalliance] NEWS POLL "SHOULD NELSON STEP DOWN"

The Australian Monarchist League
Suite 3303, 70 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 02 9232 4959 - 0419 417 097 Fax: 02 8580 4923
Email: monarchy@westnet.com.au

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

There is a Yahoo News poll asking: “Should Brendan Nelson step
down as Opposition Leader?"

Whatever your opinion is, Brendan Nelson is a Monarchists
whereas the alternative would undoubtedly be the republican
Turnbull.

Please take a moment to vote 'NO'.

http://au.yahoo.com/

With regards

Philip Benwell
National Chairman

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Royalist News 11-Apr-2008

Denmark

Parliament Gives Future Princess The Seal of Approval

Link:

http://www.theroyalist.net/content/view/3596/2/

Japan

Princess Aiko Swaps The Palace For The Schoolroom

Link:

http://www.theroyalist.net/content/view/3594/2/

Norway

Stepfather of Norwegian crown princess dies at 75

Link:

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198185,
stepfather-of-norwegian-crown-princess-dies-at-75.html

The Netherlands

Queen Beatrix welcomes President Lula

Link:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/
2008/04/dutch-welcome-b.html

UK

Prince Charles proud of son William following in his footsteps

Link:

http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/
Prince-Charles-proud-of-son.3972420.jp

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[monarchistalliance] Monarchists promise fight over republic

Australia's monarchist lobby has threatened a fight of "monumental proportions" against any new move toward a republic.

The Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM) group has been stirred to action by comments Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made in London, shortly before meeting the Queen, this week.

Mr Rudd said he expected and welcomed a renewed push for a republic during the next year.

In response, high-profile monarchist Professor David Flint, speaking for ACM, issued a non-too-subtle threat to Mr Rudd.

"We promise you a fight of monumental proportions to keep our constitutional system and our flag.

"Don't underestimate us, Mr prime minister - on this we are more in touch with the people."

Mr Rudd also had to spell out what sort of republic he wanted, Professor Flint said.

"Since the failure of the Keating-Turnbull model, the republicans still haven't worked out what sort of republic they want.

"So it's still ... any sort of vague, undefined republic."

Professor Flint said there was no interest in a republic among the Labor rank and file.

"Labor-voting electorates were among the strongest No voters in (the) 1999 (referendum)," he said.

It would be an act of gross financial delinquency to spend one more cent of taxpayer funds on the republic, he said.

"No more money should be diverted from schools, hospitals and water to subsidise the republicans in this folly."

Mr Rudd, a declared republican, has said the issue is not a high priority for his Labor government.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/080407/2/16dyw.html

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Royalist News 10-Apr-2008

Japan

Crown prince to celebrate Japanese migration to
Brazil in June

Link:

http://afp.google.com/article/
ALeqM5jNfgpwhV5zYb1pDwjR2MyXNGYO7A

Spain

ESP: Princess Letizia Attends III Language and
Media International Seminar

Link:

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/
Search.aspx?EventId=80564989

The Netherlands

Prince Willem Alexander opens new ESTEC labs

Link:

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMHVE3XQEF_index_0.html

UK

Service of Thanksgiving at St. George's Chapel Windsor, 23 April 2008

Link:

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page6128.asp

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[monarchistalliance] CALLS FOR REPUBLIC DEBATE AT 2020 SUMMIT

The Australian Monarchist League
Suite 3303, 70 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 02 9232 4959 - 0419 417 097 Fax: 02 8580 4923
Email: monarchy@westnet.com.au
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Calls for republic debate at 2020 summit

Alongside an ABC/Yahoo news item there is a call by republicans for the issue to be raised at the 2020 summit in ten days time.
There is also a Yahoo Poll on the question: “Should Australia become a republic?” Please take a moment to log onto the poll and vote “NO” The link should be: http://au.yahoo.com/

Please note that once the NO figures reach the majority, the poll will be taken off and replaced with another.

With regards

Philip Benwell
National Chairman

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NJ.K.V. PRINCEZA KATARINA ČESTITALA SVETSKI DAN ZDRAVLJA

Beograd, 7. april 2008. – Njeno Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Princeza Katarina uputila je čestitke dr Dorit Nican Kaluski, šefu kancelarije Svetske zdravstvene organizacije (WHO) u Srbiji, povodom Svetskog dana zdravlja.

U pismu, Princeza je istakla: „Moj suprug Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar i ja veoma poštujemo sve Vaše napore kako bi se poboljšalo zdravlje stanovništva i kvalitet života u našoj zemlji.

Ovogodišnji Svetski dan zdravlja ima temu Zaštita zdravlja od klimatskih promena i podseća nas da ni jedna nacija ne može da deluje sama, kao i da smo svi mi povezani kada je reč o rešavanju pitanja iz oblasti zdravstva na globalnom nivou“.

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Posted on 07 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Royal Families of the World

The following is a list of heads of royal families and royal heads of state and in some cases the royal heir. This page, however, is incomplete and is some cases controversy exists about who is the rightful head. We are working to make this list as accurate and inclusive as possible. Any additions or corrections are most welcome. Thank you.

AFGHANISTAN: HM King Mohammad Zahir Shah passed away in the Summer of 2007 / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Ahmed Shah Khan
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Zahir_Shah)

ALBANIA: HM King Leka I / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Keka
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leka,_Crown_Prince_of_Albania)

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

AUSTRALIA: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

AUSTRIA-HUNGRY: HIRH Archduke Otto von Hapsburg, Royal Prince of Bohemia / Heir: HIRH Archduke Karl
(http://otto.twschwarzer.de)

BAHAMAS: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

BARBADOS: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

BAHRAIN: HM King Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa / Heir: HH Crown Prince Shaikh Sulman bin Hamad al-Khalifa
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamad_ibn_Isa_Al_Khalifah)

BELGIUM: HM King Albert II / Heir: HRH Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant
(www.monarchie.be/en/index.php)

BELIZE: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

BHUTAN: HM King Jigme Singye Wangchuck / Heir: HRH Dasho Kesar Jigme Wangchuk
(http://bhutan2008.blogspot.com/2007/04/kings-of-bhutan.html)
(www.bhutanmajestictravel.com/bhutan-100-years-of-monarchy)

BRAZIL: HIRH the Prince Dom Pedro Carlos of Orleans and Bragança / Heir: HIH Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Pedro_Carlos_of_Orl
%C3%A9ans-Braganza)

BRAZIL: HIRH Prince Dom Luís of Orléans-Braganza / Heir: HIRH Prince Dom Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza
(www.monarquia.org.br)

BRUNEI: HM Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Darussalam / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Muda Haji al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu
(www.brunei.gov.bn/government)

BULGARIA: HM King Simeon II, elected Prime Minister 2001 / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Kardám, Prince of Tirnovo
(www.b-info.com/places/Bulgaria/Royal/Simeon)

BURUNDI: HRH Crown Princess Rose Paula Iribagiza / Heir: Prince Charles Muhirwa
(www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower
/Womeninpower1970.htm)

CAMBODIA: HM King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia
(www.norodomsihamoni.org)
(www.norodomsihanouk.info)

CANADA: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

DENMARK: HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Frederik
(www.denmark.dk/en/menu/AboutDenmark/RoyalDenmark)
(www.kongehuset.dk)

EGYPT: HM King Ahmed Fouad II
(www.ordenskreuz.com/egypt.html)
(www.geocities.com/hazemsakr/royal)

ETHIOPIA: HIH Crown Prince Zera Yacob Amha-Selassie
(www.ethiopiancrown.org)

FRANCE: The Royal House: HRH Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans, Comte de Paris, "de jure" King of France / Heir: HRH Jean, Duke of Vendôme—designated "regent" for his older brother: HRH Prince François, Count of Clermont. (There is another claimant for the throne of France)
(www.maisonroyale.org)

FRANCE: The Imperial House: HIH Prince Charles Napoléon / Heir: HIH Prince Jean-Christophe Louis Ferdinand Albéric Napoléon
(www.charlesnapoleon.com)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Christophe_Bonaparte)

GEORGIA: HRH Prince Irakli Bagration-Mukhraneli / Incumbent: HRH Prince Davit Bagration-Mukhranski.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Irakli_Bagration-Mukhranski)

GERMANY--Bavaria: HRH Duke Franz von Bayern / Heir: HRH Prince Max-Emanuel Ludwig Maria Herzog in Bayern, Duke in Bavaria
(www.jacobite.ca/kings/francis2.htm)

GERMANY--Hanover: HRH Prince Ernst August V / Heir: HRH Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(www.welfen.de)

GERMANY--Prussia: HRIH Prince Georg Friedrich / Heir presumptive: HRH Prince Christian-Sigmund of Prussia
(www.preussen.de/en/today.html)

GERMANY--Saxony: HRH Prince Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen / Heir: HRH Alexander Prinz von Sachsen-Gessaphe (adopted)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Emanuel,_Margrave
_of_Meissen)

GERMANY--Württemberg: HRH Carl, Duke of Württemberg / Heir: HRH Prince Friedrich
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl,_Duke_of_W
%C3%BCrttemberg)

GHANA--Ashanti:: HM Asantehene Osei Tutu II
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otumfuo_Nana_Osei_Tutu_II)

GRENADA: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_
United_Kingdom)

GREECE: HM King Constantine II of the Hellenes / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Pavlos
(www.greekroyalfamily.org)

HAWAII: H.R.H. Prince Quentin Kuhio Kawananakoa / Heir: HRH Prince Kincaid Kawananakoa
(www.4dw.net/royalark/Hawaii/hawaii10.htm)

IRAN: HIH Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
(www.rezapahlavi.org)

IRAQ: HRH Prince Ra'ad, Head of the Royal Family
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Ra'ad)

IRAQ: HRH Prince Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein, claimant, Head of the "Iraq Constitutional Monarchy" association
(www.iraqcmm.org)

ITALY: HRH Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Duke of Savoy / Heir: HRH Prince Emanuel Filiberto, Prince of Venice
(www.disavoia.it)

ITALY: HRH Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Duke of Savoy / Heir: HRH Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia
(www.realcasadisavoia.org)

ITALY--Two Sicilies: HRH Prince Ferdinand de Bourbon, Duke of Castro / Heir: HRH Prince Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Calabria
(www.realcasadiborbone.it/index/indexhome.php)

ITALY--Two Sicilies: HRH Infante Don Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Infante of Spain / Heir: HRH Prince Pedro Giovanni María Alejo Saturnino y Todos los Santos, Duke of Noto
(www.borbone-due-sicilie.org)

JAMAICA: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

JAPAN: HIM Emperor Akihito / Heir: HIH Crown Prince Naruhito
(www.kunaicho.go.jp/eindex.html)

JORDAN: HM King Abdullah II bin Al Hussien / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah
(www.kinghussein.gov.jo/rfamily_hashemites.html)

KOREA: HIH Prince Lee Ku, Hereditary Prince Imperial of Korea died recently. He is survived by his daughter, but it is unclear at this time who will be the rightful successor.
(http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is
_2005_July_25/ai_n14940671)

KUWAIT: HH Emir Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah_Al-Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah)

LESOTHO: HM King Letsie III / Heir: Her Royal Highness Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso
(www.lesotho.gov.ls/articles/2004/King_Birth_2004/king.html)

LAOS: HRH Crown Prince Soulivong Savang
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulivong_Savang)

LYBIA: HRH Crown Prince Sayyid Muhammad bin Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Sanussi
(www.answers.com/topic/hasan-as-senussi)

LIECHTENSTEIN: HSH Prince Hans-Adam II / Heir: HSH Hereditary Prince Alois is presently functioning as regent or soverign representative of his father.
(www.fuerstenhaus.li/fhl/en/fuerstenhaus
/fuerstliche_familie/fuerst_hans-adam2.html)

LUXEMBOURG: HRH The Grand Duke Henri Albért Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg / Heir: HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie
(www.geocities.com/luxroyalty/henri1.html)
(www.gouvernement.lu/tout_savoir/histoire
_monarchie/famgdduc.html)

MALAYSIA: HM Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Syed Putra, reigning elected Head of State (King) for five years. The king must be elected from one of the nine Sultans of the Malay States (Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johore)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizan_Zainal_Abidin)

MEXICO: HIH Count Maximilian von Goetzen-Iturbide, Prince of Mexico / Heir: HIH Prince Fernando (www.casaimperial.org/index2.htm)

MONACO: HMSH Prince Albert II, The Sovereign Prince of Monaco
(www.gouv.mc/devwww/wwwnew.nsf/Home)

MONTENEGRO: HRH Crown Prince Nikola II / Heir: HRH Grand Duke Boris, Hereditary Prince Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro
(www.orderofdanilo.org)

MOROCCO: HM Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan / Heir: HRH Prince Moulay Hassan
(http://royal.marocinfo.net/index.php?lang=en)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Mohammed_VI)

NEPAL: HM King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(www.nepalmonarchy.gov.np/english.php)

NETHERLANDS: HM Queen Beatrix / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
(www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/index.jsp)

NEW ZEALAND--Maori: King Tuheitia Paki
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuheitia_Paki)

NEW ZEALAND: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II
_of_the_United_Kingdom)

NORWAY: HM Harald V / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Haakon
(www.kongehuset.no)

OMAN: HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said
(www.omanet.om/english/government/hmspage/tribute.asp)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

PORTUGAL: HRH Dom Duarte, Duke of Bragança / Heir: HRH Prince Dom Afonso, Prince ofBeira
(www.casareal.co.pt)

QATAR: HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani / Heir: HH Tameem Bin Hamad Al Thani
(www.qatarembassy.net/emir.asp)

ROMANIA: HM King Michael I / Heir: Margarita, Crown Princess and heir apparent of Romania by royal decree or a change in succession rules made on 30 December 1997
(www.cs.kent.edu/~amarcus/Mihai/index.html)

RUSSIA: HIH Grand Duchess Maria Wladimirovna / Heir: HIH Grand Duke George Mikhailovich
(www.imperialhouse.ru/eng/dynastyhistory/honoursaward/honours/433.html)

RUSSIA: HH Prince Nicholas Romanovich
(www.romanovfundforrussia.org/family)

RWANDA: HM King Kigeli V
(www.royal-rwandan-association.org)

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_
the_United_Kingdom)

SAINT LUCIA: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GREADINES: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

SAUDI ARABIA: HM King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz
(www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saud/tree)

SOLOMON ISLANDS: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom)

SOUTH AFRICA--Bafokena: His Majesty King Kgosi Leruo T. Molotlegi
(www.uneca.org/adfiv/bios/index.htm)

SOUTH AFRICA--Xhosa: HM King Zwelonke Sigcawu
(www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South?Africa&set
_id=1&click_id=0&art_id=vn20060129110513717C220467)

SOUTH AFRICA--Zulus: HM King Goodwill Zwelithini
(www.kinggoodwill.co.za)

SPAIN: HM King Juan Carlos I / Heir: HRH Infante Felipe, Prince of the Asturias
(www.casareal.es)

SWAZILAND: HM King Mswati III
(www.swazi.com/king/king.html)

SWEDEN: HM King Carl XVI Gustaf / Heir: HRH Crown Princess Victoria
(www.royalcourt.se/2.19fe5e61065eb9ae
ea80002271.html)

THAILAND: HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) / Heir: HRH Crown Prince Mah Vajiralongkorn
(www.soravij.com/rama9.html)

TONGA: King Siaosi Tupou V / Heir presumptive: Prince 'Aho'eitu 'Unuaki'otonga Tuku'aho, Crown Prince
(http://palaceoffice.gov.to)

TURKEY: H.I.H. Prince Ertugrul Osman Effendi, Prince of the Ottoman Empire / Designated Heir: HIH Prince Burhaneddin Cem
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ertu%C4%9Frul_Osman_V)
(www.turkofamerica.com/article.php?action=showarticle
&id=159&language=tr&module=magazines&template
=magazines_showarticle)

TUVALU: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the
_United_Kingdom)

UGANDA--Buganda: HM Kabaka Rodney Muwenda Mutebi II
(www.gandaancestry.com/general/muwendamutebi.php)

UGANDA--Bunyoro-Kitara: HM King Solomon Gafabusa Iguru
(www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/513/569211)

UGANDA--Toro: HM King Oyo Nyimba Kabambaiguru Rukidi IV
(www.nytimes.com/2004/10/07/international/africa
/07king.html?ex=1254888000&en=597a11c320
bb3439&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, reigning elected President of Ruling Body consisting of seven Sheikdoms or Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain)
(www.government.ae/gov/en/index.jsp)

UNITED KINGDOM: HM Queen Elizabeth II / Heir: HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
(www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5.asp)

VIETNAM: HIH Prince Bao Thang / Heir: HIH Prince Bao An
(www.geocities.com/smomca/ANNAM/IODA.html)

WALLIS and FUTURA: (French overseas territory composed of three islands) Three kings, representing three traditional chiefdoms, are members of the Territorial Assembly: Tomasi Kulimoetoke II--died May 7, 2007 no successor yet, Soane Patita Maituku, Visesio Moeliku, the Head of State is the President of France
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomasi_Kulimoetoke_II)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soane_Patita_Maituku)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna)

YEMEN: HRH Prince 'Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr Hamidaddin, Saif al-Islam / Heir: HRH Prince Muhammad al-Hassan bin 'Ageel Hamidaddin
(http://4dw.net/royalark/Yemen/yemen4.htm)

YUGOSLAVIA & SERBIA: HRH Crown Prince Alexander / Heir: HRH Hereditary Prince Peter
(www.royalfamily.org/index_eng.html)

ZANZIBAR: HM Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah Al-Said
(www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/states/arabia/zanzibar.html)

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Posted on 07 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

[monarchistalliance] QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON in Sydney

The Australian Monarchist League
Suite 3303, 70 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 02 9232 4959 - 0419 417 097 Fax: 02 8580 4923
Email: monarchy@westnet.com.au

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON
IN SYDNEY - MONDAY 21 APRIL 2008:
----------------------
We anticipate reaching capacity numbers very soon. Anyone who wishes to attend should therefore email to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Details are:
Luncheon to celebrate the 82nd Birthday
of Her Majesty The Queen
in the distinguished presence of
The Hon. Dr. Brendan Nelson MP
Leader of the Federal Opposition
VENUE: NSW Leagues Club, 165 Phillip Street, Sydney
TIME: 12 noon for 12.30 pm
COST: $65 per person (3 course meal)
RSVP: Email: secretary@monarchist.org.au

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Posted on 05 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Royalist News 4-Apr-2008

Sweden

King and Queen of Sweden in South Korea (photos)

Link:

http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicSwed.html

Norway

Report: Norway joins Olympic boycott talk

Link:

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Sports/2008/04/03/
report_norway_joins_olympic_boycott_talk/7511/

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Posted on 04 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

NJIHOVA KRALJEVSKA VISOČANSTVA NA PROSLAVI 60. GODIŠNJICE JUGOSLOVENSKOG DRAMSKOG POZORIŠTA

Beograd, 3. april 2008. – Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II i Princeza Katarina prisustvovali su večeras premijeri predstave Tartif povodom 60. godišnjice Jugoslovenskog dramskog pozorišta.

Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva pozdravio je g. Branko Cvejić, poznati glumac i direktor Jugoslovenskog dramskog pozorišta.

Događaju su prisustvovale brojne ličnosti iz javnog života među kojima i g-đa Ružica Đinđić, g-din Mirko Cvetković, ministar finansija, g-din Vojislav Brajović, ministar kulture, g-đa Milica Čubrilo, ministar za dijasporu, g-din Slobodan Milosavljević, ministar poljoprivrede, g. Radovan Jelašić, guverner Narodne banke Srbije, g-din Zoran Alimpić, vršilac dužnosti gradonačelnika Beograda, g-đa Gorica Mojović, pomoćnik v.d. gradonačelnika Beograda, g-đa Radmila Hrustanović, pomoćnik v.d. gradonačelnika Beograda, kao i poznati glumci g-din Petar Kralj, g-din Miša Janketić, g-din Vojin Ćetković, glumice g-đa Jelisaveta Sablić, g-đa Rada Đuričin, g-đa Neda Arnerić i mnogi drugi.

Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište sagrađeno je posle Drugog svetskog rata. Decenijama, imalo je veliku ulogu u kulturnom životu grada i zemlje. 1997. godine nastradalo je u požaru, u vreme kada je Socijalistička Federativna Republika Jugoslavija bila transformisana u manju, Saveznu Republiku Jugoslaviju. Simbolično, taj požar je predstavljao kraj jedne utopije. Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište je u međuvremenu obnovljeno, zadržavši svoj tradicionalni ali dobivši i moderan izgled.

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Posted on 03 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

ПОСЕТИТЕ САЈТ ПОСВЕЋЕН РАВНОГОРЦИМА

Они који се интересују за остварење законских права Равногораца, остварење контакта са надлежним државним органима који решавају поднете захтеве, обилазак знаменитости Равне Горе, литературу везану за Југословенску војску у Отаџбини, попис припадника ЈВуО и друге информације о актуелностима и историјату Равногорског покрета, могу их пронаћи на сајту Републичке асоцијације за неговање тековина Равногорског покрета, на адреси www.ravna-gora.org

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Posted on 03 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Royalist News 3-Apr-2008

Japan

Japanese Royals 'May Boycott Olympic Games'

Link:

http://www.theroyalist.net/content/view/3552/2/

Spain

Princess Elena at Aula XVI opening (photos)

Link:

http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicElen.html

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Posted on 03 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

PRESTOLONASLEDNIK ALEKSANDAR NA PROSLAVI 38. GODIŠNJICE STUDIJA B

Beograd, 1. april 2008. – Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II prisustvovao je večeras u hotelu Kontinental proslavi 38. godišnjice Radio-televizije Studio B.

Prestolonaslednika je dočekao g. Aleksandar Timofejev, direktor Studija B. Osim emitovanja radio snimka o počecima i razvoju Studija B, uručena je i prestižna nagrada Beograđanin godine a njen ovogodišnji primalac je dr Nada Macura iz Gradskog zavoda za hitnu medicinsku pomoć.

Na proslavi su bile prisutne mnoge ličnosti iz političkog, javnog i kulturnog života, među kojima i g. Dragan Đilas, ministar bez portfelja zadužen za Nacionalni investicioni plan, g. Zoran Alimpić, vršilac dužnosti gradonačelnika Beograda, gđa Radmila Hrustanović, pomoćnik vršioca dužnosti gradonačelnika Beograda, gđa Olivera Lazović, direktorka Turističke organizacije Beograda, Njegovo Preosveštenstvo Vladika Hvostanski Atanasije Rakita…

1970. godine, Studio B je bila prva radio stanica u bivšoj Jugoslaviji van sistema državnih medija.

Televizija Studio B osnovana je 1990. godine i bila je opoziciono nastrojena prema režimu Slobodana Miloševića, zbog čega je bila ometana u radu.

Danas je Studio B dosta uznapredovao. Zaposleni u ovoj kući rade slobodno, a Studio B je od lokalne gradske radio i televizijske stanice izrastao u regionalnu.

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Posted on 02 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Royalist News 1-Apr-2008

UK

Prince William launches a charity bike ride
across Africa in aid of the Tusk Trust

Link:

http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/
news/prince_william_launches_a_charity_bike_ride_
across_africa_in_157722151.html

Spain

Spain's MotoGP fit for a King

Link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/
motorbikes/7322586.stm

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Posted on 01 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

DVORSKI KOMPLEKS PONOVO OTVOREN ZA POSETIOCE - ROYAL COMPOUND OPEN AGAIN FOR VISITORS

Belgrade, 1 April 2008 – The Royal Compound is open once again for tours in 2008. Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine are pleased to call on all interested citizens to visit the Royal Compound. The organisation of regular tours continues in cooperation with the Tourist Organisation of Belgrade every weekend from 1st of April to 31st of October.

This year’s first official tour was organized today for representatives of the media. After the tour, a press conference was organised. HRH Crown Prince Alexander II, Mr. Goran Petkovic, State Secretary for Tourism, Mrs. Gordana Plamenac, Director of the Tourist Organisation of Serbia and Mrs. Olivera Lazovic, Director of the Tourist Organisation of Belgrade addressed the media.

HRH Crown Prince Alexander II emphasised: “I am very happy that we are opening another tourist season. The visitors will be able to see the beauties of the Royal Compound, which is our national, historic, and cultural monument. This has been made possible thanks to the cooperation with the Tourist Organisation of Belgrade”.

The Crown Prince also added that cooperation has been established with tourist agencies so that foreigners who come to our city can also see the Palaces.

Visiting the Royal and White Palaces is organized in such a way that visitors with professional tour guides will get acquainted with the history, art and culture in a nice two-hour walk through the Royal Compound. The tour includes the magnificent Royal and White Palaces and the Royal Chapel dedicated to the patron Saint of the Royal Family - St. Andrew the First Called.

Every Saturday and Sunday from 1 April to 31 October in two regular periods 11am and 2pm, the Royal Compound will be open to the public. There is also the possibility to organize group tours during working days with previous appointment. For all information and reservations, visitors must visit the Tourist Informative Centre, Makedonska 5, Belgrade or call 011/33-43-460. The limit per group is 50 people.

Schools, students and pensioner associations interested in visiting the Royal Compound should call the Office of HRH Crown Prince Alexander directly at 011/306-4014.

For further information please visit www.royalfamily.org/tours/index.htm

Beograd, 1. april 2008. – Dvorski kompleks se ponovo otvara za turističke obilaske u 2008. godini. Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II i Princeza Katarina imaju zadovoljstvo da pozovu sve zainteresovane građane da posete Dvorski kompleks. Organizacija redovnih tura u saradnji sa Turističkom organizacijom Beograda se nastavlja i to svakog vikenda od 1. aprila do 31. oktobra.

Prva zvanična ovogodišnja tura organizovana je danas za predstavnike medija. Nakon obilaska, održana je konferencija za novinare na kojoj su se medijima obratili NJ.K.V. Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II, gospodin Goran Petković, državni sekretar za turizam, g-đa Gordana Plamenac, direktorka Turističke organizacije Srbije, kao i gospođa Olivera Lazović, direktorka Turističke organizacije Beograda.

NJ.K.V. Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II je istakao: “Veoma sam srećan što otvaramo još jednu turističku sezonu. Posetioci će moći da vide lepote Dvorskog kompleksa, koji je naš nacionalni, istorijski i kulturni spomenik. To je moguće zahvaljujući saradnji sa Turističkom organizacijom Beograda“.

Prestolonaslednik je takođe dodao da je uspostavljena saradnja i sa turističkim agencijama, kako bi i stranci koji dolaze u naš grad videli Dvorove.

Obilasci Kraljevskog i Belog Dvora organizovani su tako da se posetioci uz pratnju profesionalnih turističkih vodiča upoznaju sa istorijom, umetnošću i kulturom u prijatnoj dvočasovnoj šetnji Dvorskim kompleksom. U turi se obilaze velelepna zdanja Kraljevskog i Belog Dvora, kao i Dvorska kapela posvećena Svetom Andreji Prvozvanom, zaštitniku Kraljevske Porodice.

Svake subote i nedelje od 1. aprila do 31. oktobra u dva redovna termina, od 11 i od 14 časova, Dvorski kompleks će biti otvoren za javnost. Takođe postoji mogućnost organizacije grupnih poseta tokom radnih dana uz prethodnu najavu. Za sve informacije i rezervacije posetioci se mogu obratiti Turističkom informativnom centru u Beogradu, Makedonska 5 ili na telefon 011/33-43-460. Broj ljudi u grupi je ograničen na 50.

Škole, studentske organizacije i penzionerska udruženja zainteresovana za posetu Dvorskom kompleksu mogu se najaviti direktno Kancelariji NJ.K.V. Prestolonaslednika Aleksandra na telefon 011/306-4014.

Za dodatne informacije molimo posetite:

http://www.royalfamily.org/palaces/visit_yu.html

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Posted on 01 Apr 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

TEKST OBJAVLJEN U APRILSKOM IZDANJU SRPSKE MONARHIJE

Čuvanje simbola državnosti Srbije, Krune i Kraljevskih
Insignija, poverena je Istojiskom Muzeju Srbije u
Beogradu. Medjutim, ni posle toliko godina postojanja
ovaj Muzej nema odgovarajuće prostorije gde bi gradjani
i gosti Srbije mogli da vide simbole naše državnosti.

Kruna Njegovog Veličanstva Kralja Petra Prvog
Karadjordjevića je izradjena od samog gvoždja, čime se
ističe činjenica da su srpski Kraljevi PRVI PODANICI
DRŽAVE SRBIJE i da su deo naroda. Dinastija
Karadjordjević, kao i druga srpska dinastija, Obrenović,
potekle su iz naroda i bile su uvek njegove sluge,
deleći sudbinu svog naroda. Najbolji primer za to su
reči NJ.V. Aleksandra Prvog Karadjordjevića, izgovorene
tokom Prvog svetskog rata, kada je na molbu NJ.V.
Kralja Nikole da ode u Francusku i izleči se od isrpljenosti
prilikom povlačenja srpske vojske kroz Albaniju,
odgovorio: TAMO GDE BUDE GROB MOJOJ VOJSCI,
NEKA BUDE I MOJ GROB !

Vladimir Petrović, Poverenik za južnu Srbiju Udruženja
Srba Monarhista u Slobodnom Svetu Australija

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Posted on 31 Mar 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

[monarchistalliance] Nepal royalists warn of civil war if king ousted

* Analyst believes ouster would push country into Maoist-Hindu violence

KATHMANDU: Allies of Nepal’s embattled king have warned that the Himalayan nation could slide back into civil war if landmark elections next month lead to abolition of the monarchy.

Several prominent royalists insisted many people in the deeply traditional Hindu-majority nation wanted the 239-year-old institution to stay and were opposed to the rise of former Maoist rebels, in interviews with AFP. The April 10 polls will be a culmination of a peace deal between the republican Maoists and mainstream secular parties that ended a decade-long insurgency aimed at toppling the monarchy that claimed 13,000 lives.

The ex-rebels and the parties have already agreed King Gyanendra will have to go after the polls to elect a body that will rewrite Nepal’s constitution.

But Major General Bharat Keshwer Simha, a long-time royal aide who accompanied the royals on foreign visits for decades, forecast a violent backlash in the impoverished nation wedged between India and China.

Maoist-Hindu: “If the Maoists can take up arms and come to power, Hindus will also take up arms. It will be worse than the Maoists’ war and many people will be killed,” he said. Kunda Dixit, editor of the English language weekly Nepali Times, agreed the king would not take the abolition of his dynasty lying down. “Given the personality of the king, he’s not the type that is going to step down quietly,” Dixit said. But he saw the monarchists’ dire warnings as a last-ditch bid to try to derail the elections that will lead to the abolition of the institution.

“Things are pretty volatile and can be stoked - all it would take is a few acts” to force cancellation of the polls, he said. Diplomats close to the process have consistently warned that the political peace is fragile with all sides ready to resort to violence. King Gyanendra, 60, was vaulted to the throne in 2001 after the massacre of his popular brother Birendra and most of the rest of the royal family by a drink-and-drug fuelled crown prince.

Conspiracy theories linking Gyanendra and his unpopular son Prince Paras to the massacre have made the king “the most unpopular man in Nepal,” said Dixit. At the same time “the people make a distinction between a vote for the person of the monarch and the institution of monarchy,” Kunda said. “The latest polls have shown about half the population would prefer to keep some kind of symbolic monarchy,” he said.

Major General Simha said many people in the Hindu nation continue to revere the king as an incarnation of the god Vishnu, and consider the monarchy to be important for the small country. “Hindu feeling in Nepal is very strong. It’s like a volcano that could erupt at any moment,” said Simha. Kamal Thapa, who was home minister during the king’s direct rule, also predicted turmoil.

“There’s so much social diversity in Nepal and the monarchy has always been a binding force for national unity. So if the monarchy is abolished, the country will disintegrate,” he said. afp

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C03%5C31%5Cstory_31-3-2008_pg4_17

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Royalist News 31-Mar-2008

Norway

Queen Sonja attended memorial service

Link:

http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/
norwaypost/imaker?id=139986

UK-NZ

Clark to leave for Europe

Link:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4457420a6160.html

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Royalist News 30-Mar-2008

Monaco

Monaco royals at Monte Carlo Rose Ball (photos)

Link;

http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicMonac.html

Spain

Princess Letizia attends literary awards (photos)

Link:

http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicSpan.html

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Royalist News 28-Mar-2008

Spain

King Juan Carlos coaches Prince Felipe how to rule

Link:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/28Mar2008_news20.php

Oxford Analytica

Middle East: new monarchies?

Link:

http://www.oxan.com/worldnextweek/
2008-03-27/MEnewmonarchies.aspx

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Royalist News 27-Mar-2008

Sweden

Princess Victoria's Dubai visit

Link:

http://people.monstersandcritics.com/royalwatch/news/
article_1396987.php/Princess_Victorias_Dubai_visit

Тhe Netherlands

Princess Máxima is looking out for buddies

Link:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/
2008/03/princess-mxim-1.html

Britain

French president visits Queen (with video)

Link:

http://worldofroyalty.typepad.com/blog/2008/
03/french-presiden.html

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Royalist News 26-Mar-2008

Monaco

Mathaba.net: Libyan Leader receives Princess
Caroline Grimaldi

Link:

http://www.mathaba.net/rss/?x=586405

Bulgaria

Xinhua: Bulgaria's ex-tsar likely to bid for
European Council president

Link:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/25/content_7858496.htm

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Royalist News 25-Mar-2008

Norway

Norwegian royals go skiing (photos)

Link:

http://www.kjendis.no/2008/03/23/530387.html?i=1

Spain

Spanish royals celebrate Easter Sunday (photos)

Link:

http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicSpan1.html

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PRESTOLONASLEDNIK ALEKSANDAR ČESTITAO ANI IVANOVIĆ I NOVAKU ĐOKOVIĆU - CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER CONGRATULATES ANA IVANOVIC AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Beograd, 24. mart 2008. – Njegovo Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II uputio je čestitke Ani Ivanović i Novaku Đokoviću povodom uspešnog nastupa na masters turniru u Indijan Velsu, Kalifornija.

Prestolonaslednik u svom pismu ističe da su on i Princeza Katarina oduševljeni igrom naših tenisera, poželevši im još puno titula i nastavak uspešnog predstavljanja Srbije u svetu.

Belgrade, 24 March 2008 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II conveyed his congratulations to tennis players Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic regarding their successes at the Masters Tournament in Indian Wells, California.

In his letter, the Crown Prince wrote that he and Crown Princess Katherine are thrilled about the performance of our tennis players and wished them many more titles and to continue successfully representing Serbia worldwide.

Public Relations
The Royal Palace
Belgrade 11040, Serbia
Tel: +381 11 306 4000
Fax:+381 11 306 4040
Please visit: www.royalfamily.org

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Royalist News 24-Mar-2008

Spain

ESP: Spanish Royals Celebrate Easter Sunday Mass
In Palma de Mallorca

Link:

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=80348442

Тhe Netherlands

Prince gives Dutch language new word

Link:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/
2008/03/prince-gives-du.html

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Royalist News 22-Mar-2008

Luxembourg
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa turns 52 (official portrait)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicLux.html

UK
Queen Elizabeth visits Northern Ireland (photos)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicEliz3.html

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VASKRŠNJA POSLANICA PRESTOLONASLEDNIKA ALEKSANDRA II - GREGORIJANSKI KALENDAR 2008.

Uskrs, jedan od najvećih hrišćanskih praznika se ponovo bliži, kojim obeležavamo ne samo Stradanje već i Uskrsnuće Našeg Gospoda Isusa Hrista.

Ovaj praznik je pobeda svetla nad tamom, života nad smrću. On je zvezda vodilja za sve nas.

Moramo da se osvrnemo na naša dela i naše misli, budući da nismo sami na ovome svetu i da naši životi imaju dublji smisao.

Zamolimo u našim mislima i molitvama ljude u ovoj zemlji da se ponašaju odgovorno i nadajmo se da će se i međunarodna zajednica tako ponašati. Uradimo šta možemo, koliko god nam to sposobnosti dozvoljvavaju, za dobrobit naših voljenih i za budućnost Srbije.

Teška vremena jednom će proći. Setimo se da je Hrist patio na Golgoti zarad svih nas. Setimo se da smo svi mi deca Njegova, a da je Njegova žrtva bila podneta zarad našeg Spasenja!

Pamtimo Njegov put i trudimo se da postanemo bolji na svaki način na koji možemo, kao pojedinci i kao narod!

Hristos vaskrse!

Vaistinu vaskrse!

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Royalist News 21-Mar-2008

Russia
Теlegraph: Russian princess who died for a soldier's love
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/
news/2008/03/20/nprincess120.xml

Тhe Netherlands
Dutch News: Respect human rights in Tibet, says prince
Link:
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2008/03/
respect_human_rights_in_tibet_says_prince.php

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Royalist News 20-Mar-2008

The Netherlands
M&C Prince Willem opens garden
Link:
http://people.monstersandcritics.com/royalwatch/news/
article_1396089.php/Prince_Willem_opens_garden

UK
Hello! Americans in London Gwyneth and Kevin
support Prince's charity
Link:
http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/
2008/03/19/princes-trust-awards/

UK
Royal Watch News: William's ski romance
Link:
http://people.monstersandcritics.com/royalwatch/
news/article_1396076.php/Williams_ski_romance

Russia
RIA: Excavations for Romanov remains may resume
Link:
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080319/101714548.html

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Royalist News 19-Mar-2008

Prince William attends rugby match (photos)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicBrit2.html

Princess Victoria attends figure skating championships (photos)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicVict.html

Felipe & Letizia at opening of food fair (photos)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicSpan.html

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[monarchistalliance] Head of State to open memorial park at Beersheba

Written by Professor David Flint AM
Tuesday, 18 March 2008

...Australian, Israeli Heads of State to open "The Park of the Australian Soldier" ...

The Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery, and Mrs Jeffery will travel to Israel at the invitation of the President of the State of Israel, His Excellency Mr Shimon Peres, in late April to represent the government and people of Australia at the 60th Anniversary of the State.

According to Government House, this historic visit is the first by an Australian Head of State.

The two Heads of State[i] will on 28 April join together to open The Park of the Australian Soldier in Be'er-Sheva, as Beersheba is known in Israel.

The Park features a landscaped recreational area and playground catering for children with disabilities. The central feature is a sculpture by the Australian sculptor, Peter Corlett, commemorating the charge of the Australian Light Horse Division's 4th Brigade against the Turkish positions at Beersheba on 31 October 1917.

The Park is a wonderful initiative of the Pratt Foundation, whose benefactors are Richard and Jeanne Pratt. In this the Pratt Foundation, one of the largest and most generous private sources of philanthropy in Australia, is associated with the Beersheba Foundation.

....Chauvel, Allenby and Bourchier at Beersheba ...

The charge of the 4th Light Horse was a major Australian military event and a significant chapter in our glorious past.[ii]

That glorious past is dominated very much by the great Sir Henry ("Harry") Chauvel, the first Australian general to command an army corps, the Desert Mounted Corps. He reported to the British Field Marshal Allenby who planned to break the Turkish line of defence which came up from Beersheba, with its crucial water reserves, right to the Mediterranean. Allenby rightly calculated that if he could break that line, it would open the way to Jerusalem and Damascus.

Chauvel intended to take Beersheba with an infantry attack, but because of time constraints decided to make a cavalry charge. The choice lay between the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade and the British 5th Mounted Brigade, a cavalry brigade. The commanding officers of both brigades were eager to make the attack, but Chauvel, with time running out, chose the Australians who were closer to the town.

According to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, the story that Chauvel launched the 4th Light Horse Brigade only as a last desperate throw after a "brusque" order from Allenby "does not sustain examination". Allenby's signal, which arose from misunderstanding an earlier message from Chauvel, was actually sent after the light horse had entered the town.
The 4th Light Horse Brigade, commanded by a distinguished soldier, Brigadier William Grant, was made up of three regiments, the 4th (Victorian), 11th (Queensland and South Australia) and 12th (New South Wales) Light Horse Regiments. The 4th and 12th were ready to make the charge under Lieutenant Colonel Bourchier, later Sir Murray William James Bourchier.

...the charge of the 4thLight Horse....

The charge began at 4.30pm. The Turks relied on Austrian artillery, whose fire proved ineffective. The Turkish officers did not allow for the speed of the charge and, as Bourchier reported lost "all control over fire discipline. When the troops came within short range of the trenches the enemy seemed to direct almost all his fire at the horses."

The light horsemen rode across the front trenches and dismounted behind the lines, attacking with fixed bayonets. The Turks, who thought the Australian force was larger than it actually was, were demoralised, and soon surrendered, abandoning the town. The Australians took over 700 prisoners, as well as valuable artillery. They lost 31 men with 36 wounded. The charge is portrayed in the 1987 film The Lighthorsemen, which is available as a DVD.

...the re-enactment...

On 31 October, 2007 seventy Australians, including several descendants of the Australian light horsemen, wearing uniforms of the time, with emu plumes in their slouch hats, armed with Lee Enfield 303 rifles and led by the Flag of the Commonwealth of Australia, rode proudly into the centre of Beersheva ( as the city is now known) to what Martin Chulov, in The Australian on 1 November, 2007 reported as a "rapturous welcome from hundreds of Israeli children waving the Star of David along with Australian flags. "

It was of special significance for us that our Queensland Patron, Major General "Digger" James and Mrs Barbara James were there. Digger James has been intimately involved in this project. Australians owe a debt of gratitude to the men of the 4th Light Horse and those who have laboured to make this project succeed, Major General James , and of course those wonderful philanthropists Richard and Jean Pratt.

This is the sort of project normally undertaken by government. On this occasion it is a private initiative. If and when Australians are informed about this, they will no doubt be grateful to Digger James and Richard and Jean Pratt for this great service to our nation.

[i] Under international law and diplomatic practice, the Governor-General is the Australian Head of State. Soon after Federation, on 8 August, 1907, the High Court of Australia ruled that the Governor-General is the "constitutional head of the Commonwealth" and the State Governors are the "constitutional heads of state" : R v Governor of South Australia [1907] HCA 31; (1907) 4 CLR 1497; see this column, 9 January, 2007, "High Court resolves Head of State debate."

Significantly, the bench in that case was made up of five Founding Fathers of our nation, Sir Samuel Griffith, Sir Isaac Isaacs, ( later our first Australian born Governor-General) Sir Edmund Barton ( our first Australian Prime Minister),
Justice Richard O'Connor, and Justice Henry Bournes Higgins, who was to hand down probably the most significant industrial relations judgement in the life of our country: Ex parte HV McKay (Harvester Case), (1907) 2 CAR 1.

In the meantime, The Queen of Australia is the Sovereign or Monarch, and the Australian Crown remains our oldest institution and indispensable to our constitutional system: see, on the ACM site, the discussion in The Australian Crown.

[ii] See this column," The Charge at Beersheba: the legend of our glorious past," 3 November, 2007

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Royalist News 18-Mar-2008

Prince of Wales opens his Highgrove farm shop (photos)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicBrit1.html

Prince Harry to spend Easter with Chelsy and her parents
Link:
http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/sunday/2008/03/16/
harry-trip-to-chelsy-parents-98487-20352232/

Princess Aiko graduates from kindergarten
Link:
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/
20080315p2a00m0na021000c.html

Marie-Antoinette: a look at the life of a queen (video)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/ClipMari.html

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Royalist News 16-Mar-2008

Prince Albert of Monaco fetes his 50th (video)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/ClipAlb.html

Prince Albert's 50th birthday celebrations (photos)
Link:
http://www.royalty.nu/news/08/03/PicAlb1.html

Prince Bernhard and newborn son (photos)
Link:
http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=1667

Simeon of Bulgaria celebrates 1st birthday
Link:
http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/
2008/03/simeon-of-bulga.html

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Royalist News 15-Mar-2008

Persian Prince Favored For Prince Of Persia Role
Link;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)

JAPAN TODAY: Princess Aiko finishes kindergarten
Link:
http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/431195

Nepal: Koirala rediscovers monarchy's utility
Links:
http://www.telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=3065

DAILY MAIL: Camilla says NO to annual Klosters skiing trip and the Royal 'hangers-on'
Link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/
news.html?in_article_id=535253&in_page_id=1770

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[monarchistalliance] Debate in Melbourne between Philip Benwell and Keith Harvey on “Should Australia Become a Republic?”

Historical Current Affairs Analysis

You are cordially invited to a debate between Mr. Philip Benwell and Mr. Keith Harvey on the topic of “Should Australia Become a Republic?” With the election of a federal ALP government the issue of Australia becoming a republic is again on the agenda as a plebiscite on this proposed constitutional change is scheduled to be held during the first term of the Rudd government. Whatever one’s stance on this issue there is no denying its substantial importance and the need for there to be informed consideration regarding this matter.HCAA will present a debate between Mr. Phillip Benwell and Mr. Keith Harvey on this topic. The details are as follows:

7:30 PM, Wednesday the 26th of March 2008
at Bells Hotel and Brewery
157 Moray Street South Melbourne
(Corner of Coventry Road)
Mel ways Reference 2K E1

The hotel management would be appreciative if guests availed themselves of the opportunity to purchase a meal and/or drinks at the bar between 6:30 and 7:00 PM. The debate will commence at 7:30 PM in the upstairs function room. Both speakers will talk between fifteen and twenty minutes. At the conclusion of their respective presentations, the speakers will ask a question of each other, and if they wish, address the points raised by the other, before the session is opened up to questions of the two speakers from guests.
A major objective of the HCAA talks is to assess issues in a non-partisan environment in which speakers have the opportunity to put forward their perspectives on a selected topic. In this case the two speakers are well qualified to argue their respective points of view on whether Australia should become a republic due to their considered and distinct perspectives on this issue.

Mr. Philip Benwell has been the National Chairman of the Australian Monarchist League (AML) since 1993 and he has spoken on Australia’s constitutional monarchy and the Westminster parliamentary system at previous HCAA talks.

As AML Chairman, Mr. Benwell has extensively written and spoken in defence of Australia’s constitutional monarchy. He was a very important leader in the ‘NO Vote’ campaign in the 1999 Republic Referendum.

This speaker’s 2003 book, ‘In Defence of Australia’s Constitutional Monarchy’ was well received in Australia and overseas. Mr. Benwell has also spoken at the House of Lords in London on Australia’s constitutional monarchy and launched the Commonwealth Realms Association in 2007 to promote unity of purpose amongst Commonwealth nations which have retained constitutional links with the Crown.

Mr. Keith Harvey is also an impressive speaker due to his detailed knowledge of the Australian industrial relations system and social affairs in Australia and overseas. He is a Senior National Industrial Officer with the Australian Services Union (ASU) and was a strong supporter of the free Polish trade union movement Solidarnosc (Solidarity) in the 1980s when it was persecuted by Poland’s communist regime. Mr. Harvey’s interest in and knowledge of social affairs has provided him with an appreciation of the linkage between history and current affairs and as such he will argue why he believes Australia should become a republic.

As with the regular HCAA talks the interest which this debate generates will not only be derived from the quality of a speaker’s presentation but also from the participation of guests. Therefore questions and/or comments will be very welcome at the conclusion of the speakers’ presentations.

RSVP: Monday the 24th of March 2008
Contacts:- (listed in alphabetical order)
David Bennett (03) 9898 3629 (HCAA Convenor)
or
Bryan Stertern-Gill (03) 9370 3905

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DINASTIJA ROMANOVIH – PREŽIVELI

Kada je Sveti Car Nikolaj Romanov Drugi na silu svrgnut sa Prestola Carske Rusije, u njoj je živelo 53 (pedeset tri) članova Dinastije Romanovih. Trideset i pet od njih je uspelo da izbegne boljševičku egzekuciju. Evo liste od sedamnaest punoletnih članova Dinastije Romanovih koji su preživeli boljševičku revoluciju, a među njima su i dve kćeri crnogorskog Kralja Nikole Petrovića, koje su rođene sestre srpske Kraljice Zorke, supruge Njegovog Veličanstva Kralja Petra Prvog Karađorđevića:

- Carica Marija Fjodorovna, supruga Cara Aleksandra Trećeg, majka Svetog Cara Nikolaja Drugog, kćer Kralja Kristijana Devetog od Danske;
- Velika Vojvotkinja Ksenija Aleksandrovna, kćer Cara Aleksandra Trećeg, sestra Svetog Cara Nikolaja Drugog;
- Velika Vojvotkinja Olga Aleksandrovna, kćer Cara Aleksandra Trećeg, sestra Svetog Cara Nikolaja Drugog;
- Veliki Vojvoda Aleksandar Mikailovič, muž Velike Vojvotkinje Ksenije Aleksandrovne, praunuk Cara Nikolaja Prvog;
- Velika Vojvotkinja Marija Pavlovna, udovica Velikog Vojvode Vladimira Aleksandroviča, koji je bio sin Cara Aleksandra Drugog;
- Veliki Vojvoda Kiril Vladimirovič, sin Velikog Vojvode Vladimira Aleksandroviča;
- Veliki Vojvoda Boris Vladimirovič, sin Velikog Vojvode Vladimira Aleksandroviča:
- Veliki Vojvoda Andrija Vladimirovič, sin Velikog Vojvode Vladimira Aleksandroviča:
- Velika Vojvotkinja Marija Pavlovna (mlađa), kćer Velikog Vojvode Pavla Aleksandroviča, koji je bio sin Cara Aleksandra Drugog;
- Veliki Vojvoda Dimitrij Pavlovič, sin Velikog Vojvode Pavla Aleksandroviča, koji je bio sin Cara Aleksandra Drugog;
- Veliki Vojvoda Nikolaj Nikolajevič, praunuk Cara Nikolaja Prvog
- Velika Vojvotkinja Anastasija Nikolajevna, žena Velikog Vojvode Nikolaja Nikolajeviča, kćer crnogorskog Kralja Nikole Prvog;
- Veliki Vojvoda Petar Nikolajevič, praunuk Cara Nikolaja Petrovića;
- Velika Vojvotkinja Milica Nikojajevna, žena Velikog Vojvode Petra Nikolajeviča, kćer crnogorskog Kralja Nikole Petrovića;
- Kraljica Olga od Grčke, rođena kao Velika Vojvotkinja Olga Konstatinovna, praunuka Cara Nikolaja Prvog
- Velika Vojvotkinja Elizabeta Mavrikijevna, udovica Velikog Vojvode Konstantina Konstantinoviča, koji je bio unuk Cara Nikolaja Prvog, kćer Princa Morica od Saks-Altenburga

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TEKST OBJAVLJEN U OKTOBARSKOM IZDANJU SRPSKE MONARHIJE

KAKO REPUBLIKA MOŽE BITI RELEVANTNA U SRBIJI???

KADA JE SRBIJA BILA REPUBLIKA, PRE POJAVE J.B.TITA???

KAKO REPUBLIKA MOŽE BITI RELEVANTNA KADA JE NA SILU, UZ POMOĆ KOMUNISTIČKE CRVENE ARMIJE, UVEDENA U SRBIJI???

KAKO REPUBLIKA MOŽE BITI RELEVANTNA AKO SE GOVORI O KONTINIUTETU SVE VREME, KONTINUITETU SA RAZBOJNIČKOM DRŽAVOM KOMUNISTA KOJI SU SILOM NAMETNULI REPUBLIKANSKI REŽIM U SRBIJI I DAN-DANAS GA SILOM ČUVAJU ,,KAO ZENICU OKA SVOGA,, - TEKOVINU ZLIKOVCA, ŠTETOČINE, USTAŠE, KOMINTERNINOG AGENTA, MASONČINE, UBICE, LOPOVČINE, UZURPATORA, VOĐE PARAVOJNIH KOMUNISTIČKIH FORMACIJA TOKOM DRUGOG SVETKOG RATA, ..., SAMOZVANOG MARŠALA, AUSTROUGARSKOG KAPLARICE J.B. TITA???

KAKO REPUBLIKANSKI NAČIN UREĐENjA DRŽAVE MOŽE BITI RELEVANTNAN I DANAS KADA NIJE SPROVEDEN REFERENDUM O NAČINU DRŽAVNOG UREĐENjA, VEĆ NEKA ĆORAVA KUTIJA KAO 1945. GODINE, OVAJ PUT POD MASKOM ZAŠTITE KOSMETA???

NE, GOSPODO I DRUGOVI REPUBLIKANCI, NIKADA VAŠA JADNA REPUBLIKA - BANANA DRŽAVA NEĆE BITI LEGITIMNA I LEGALNA DOK SE NAROD NEPOSREDNO ZA TO NE IZJASNI NA USTAVOTVORNOM REFERENDUMU GDE ĆE JASNO PISATI KO JE ZA REPUBLIKU TJ. TITA, A KO ZA KRALjEVINU, TJ. KRALjA ALEKSANDRA DRUGOG!!!

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Vladimir R. Petrović, Niš, Poverenik UDRUŽENjA SRBA MONARHISTA U SLOBODNOM SVETU AUSTRALIJA ZA JUŽNU SRBIJU

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O UDBAŠKIM KORENIMA LAŽNOG NACIONALIZMA

Veličanstvena je i beskrajna smotra srpskih rodoljuba kroz istoriju. Naporedo, međutim, teče kolona posramljenih "rodoljubaca"-lažnih nacionalista. Na ovaj tip u srpskom političkom životu ukazao je još Sterija, dok ga je u svojoj savremenoj pesmi "Naši dani" ovekovečio Dis pevajući o "mračnim dušama" što "nazvaše se patrioti". (Kao posebna podvrsta ovog fenomena javlja se redovna istorijska kobna smena koja obično karakteriše svaki kraj rata: oni sa vojničkog začelja ili iz pozadine prelaze u prve redove posleratnog društvenog života.)Tek, naši dani, u poslednjoj deceniji XX veka sa posebnom brižljivošću negovali su ovaj politički tip. Tako se poprilično namnožila ova kolona lažnih rodoljuba, do te mere da je počela da zaklanjapogled na slavnu rodoljubivu istoriju srpskog čojstva i junaštva. Stoga da bismo otvorili poglede ka istinskom srpskom rodoljublju moramo ispred očiju rasterati magle lažnog i kompromitujućeg nacionalizma, istovremeno ukazujući na njegove specifične korene u prošlom (komunističkog) poluveku.

MASKIRANI KOMUNIZAM

Bez obzira da li se komunisti nalaze u borbi za osvajanje ili očuvanje vlasti, oni se koriste najrazličitijim maskama, neumorno prikrivajući svoje pravo lice i ciljeve.
Koreni komunističkog premaskiranja u nacionalne nošnje nalaze se u vremenu građanskog rata 1941-1945, kada partizani pod plaštom borbe za oslobođenje podižu komunističku revoluciju za osvajanje vlasti. Njihova pretvaranja počela su još pre rata kada su, po nalogu Komintermne, prvo glumili antifašiste, da bi potom sve od pakta Ribentrop-Molotov(avgust 1939) do Hitlerovog napada na Sovjetiju 22.juna 1941. bili pacifisti i prijatelji Nemačke, saveznika "bratskog SSSR-a". Tek sa ugroženošću Sovjetije jugoslovenski komunisti podižu ustanak, napuštajući gradove gde su sarađivali sa okupatorom. (Kao što sa ugroženošću Engleske, i sa podsticajem engleske obaveštajne službe, pučisti preuzimaju vlast 27.marta 1941). Ustanak, zapravo, predstavlja masku za revoluciju, što naravno treba prikriti: "Mi smo u početku izbjegavali da govorimo o socijalističkoj revoluciji. To tada nije bilo nužno podvlačiti, da ne bismo neprijateljima davali mogućnost da neobavještene i politički nedovoljno upućene ljude zastrašuju svojim tumačenjima ideja socijalizma i komunizma". (Josip Broz Tito, NIN, 11.05.1975.)
U tu taktičku svrhu sve je dozvoljeno: maskiranja u četničke preobuke, lažno širenje vesti u narodu (npr. o strogo "patriotskom karakteru pokreta"), dozirano dopuštanje tradicionalnih nacionalnih običaja (Brozova maska tako čak 1946.godine još uvek ne dira veronauku u školi i obeležava Savindan u Beogradu).

Nakon osvajanja vlasti na sovjetskim tenkovima, komunisti skidaju maske i pokazuju svu mržnju prema političkim protivnicima: Crkvi, Srpstvu, monarhistima, antikomunistima, uglednim građanima (sveštenicima, učiteljima, trgovcima, seoskim domaćinima) i iza sebe ostavljaju masovne grobnice i prepune robijašnice u svim srpskim varošima.

Nekoliko godina strahovlade u okolnostima potpune komunističke diktature bile su pokušaj da se uvede kraj srpske istorije, državnosti, crkvenosti, nacionalne prosvete i kulture i razbiju celine srpskih nacionalnih teritorija, Srpkske Pravoslavne Crkve, srpskog jezika (pomoću izmišljenih novih "jezika", "crkava", "nacija", "republika" ...). Međutim, srpska nacija je, uprkos svemu, opstala, a komunistički režim postepeno slabio, tako da je naglo rasla potreba za novim presvlačenjima i podmetanjima u cilju opstanka na vlasti.

Tako u komunističkom maskirnom samozaštitnom sistemu Krcun i Ranković postaju branioci srpskih nacionalnih interesa, 1968. antirežimska pobuna, Dobrica Ćosić disident, Slobodan Milošević nacionalni vođa, kompartijski funkcioneri opozicioni prvaci, nacionalisti, četnici, ravnogorci, a stambolićevci i ostali unučići komunizma građani, demokrate, opozicija, pa "nova vlast".

Tako se kao pobunjenici, disidenti, opozicija, alternativa, predsednički protivkandidati, "oci nacije", neprestano poturaju "bivši" komunistički kadrovi.
Bez obzira, dakle, da li se komunisti predstavljaju kao antifašisti, pacifisti, oslobodioci, domoljubi, rodoljubi, nacionalisti, patriote, demokrate, građani, oni ostaju komunisti (bezbožnici, srbofobi) sa jednim jedinim ciljem gole borbe za očuvanje vlasti.
Ali najveće komunističko pozorištemaski osnovano je u njihovoj Službi bezbednosti, visoko razvijenoj tehnologiji za proizvodnju maskiranih zaš'titnih sistema.

UDBAŠKA ISTORIJA SRBA

Politička istorija Srba u poslednjih nekoliko decenija predstavlja, zapravo, javni odraz tajne istorije komunističke službe državne bezbednosti - po zlu poznate kao UDBA. Udba je već decenijama jedini režiser svih političkih igara među Srbima. Posebno poslednjih deset godina srpsku političku scenu karakterišu igrači podeljeni iz udbaškog špila karata.
Ova tajnopolicijska upotreba ubačenih ljudi vodi poreklo iz zatvorske selekcije slomljenih pritvorenika koji su za svoje oslobođenje iz komunističkog pakla pristajali da rade za Službu. Tako su otkucavane ilegalne četničke grupe posle '44, kao i svi vidovi otpora komunističkoj tiraniji; tako su od bivših antikomunista izaslati doušnici i ubice u emigraciju; tako su regrutovani kriminalci iz beogradskog podzemlja za usluge političkih ubistava u zemlji i emigraciji. Robija je, dakle, bila veliki udbaški regrutni centar, gde su slomljeni robijaši postajali štićenici i poslušnici Službe. I uopšte svi nivoi komunističke organizacije društva (školstvo, radne organizacije, državni organi) bili su predmet opšte mobilizacije špijuna, doušnika, cinkaroša i dostavljača u službi Udbe odnosno Partije, po poznatom kriterijumu univerzalnog komunističkog konkursa za najmanjeg Srbina tj. najradosnijeg otpadnika od svoje vere i nacije. Ovom udbačkom kolu režimske bezbednosti, iz straha, karijerističkih pobuda i poltronstva, pridružili su se i mnogi Čvorovići iz svih slojeva društva.

Svoje antisrpsko delovanje Udba je postavila upravo na dvostrukosti značenja grčkog prefiksa ANTI, koji ne znači samo lako uočljivo i providno, direktno PROTIV, SUPROTNO, već i tajno, namešteno, podmetnuto UMESTO. Udbaški metodi razaranja svake mogućnosti pojave režimske opozicije bili su, dakle, pored direktnog eliminisanja političkih protivnika (ubistvima, zatvaranjima, kompromitovanjima, sprečavanjima, pretnjama), i mnogo suptilnije prirode: UBACIVANjE UMESTO onoga očekivanog, pravog, željenog, suprotnog, protivnog komunizmu, a sve radi potpune kontrole svih opozicionih kombinacija i rukovođenja političkom igrom u dozvoljenim granicama bezbednosti komunističke vlasti.

Tako je samo od Udbe mogla poteći lažna predstava o postojanju Srpske Udbe, i o komunističkim krvnicima kao braniocima srpskih nacionalnih interesa. Poseban izum predstavlja udbaško pravljenje lažnih disidenata, lažnih opozicija, lažnog višestranačkog sistema u kome se jasno znaju pravila igre i granice dozvoljene opozicije. Ova udbaška strategija do te mere je usavršena da su oni tačno predviđali ideološke sektore koji mogu postati interesantni i unapred u njih postavljali svoje agente.
Tako njihovi ljudi dobijaju zadatak da otvaraju tabu teme (da bi bile kontrolisano otvarane), pričaju političke viceve (da se ne pričaju bez kontrole), vode studentske proteste (da ih ne bi vodio neko ko nije pod kontrolom), osnivaju političke stranke (da bi svojim ljudima premrežili čitavu političku scenu i isključili mogućnost nekontrolisane opozicije). Iz istog udbaškog centra organizuju se politička ubistva viđenijih Srba po emigraciji, raskoli u SPC, a u naše vreme i politička desnica državne bezbednosti. Udbašku sliku sveta indirektno podržavaju i svi oni zastrašeni i autocenzurisani intelektualci (profesori, akademici, novinari, književnici), dok je direktno podupiru doušnici na svim nivoima.

Dva posebna projekta iz udbaške strategije očuvanja vlasti po svaku cenu obeležila su 90-e: potezi na nacionalnu kartu i upotreba kriminalaca. Uvek kada se u poslednjih deset godina javljala potreba za spasavanjem vlasti, komunisti bi odigrali na nacionalnu kartu poturajući odbranu svoje vladavine na mesto nužne odbrane Otačastva. Udbaški proizvod je , najpre, i sam gazimestanski lažni prorok, dok su sve ratove koje on nije vodio vodili udbaški supervizori i kriminalci-ratnici. Do otkrića uspešne upotrebe kriminalaca Udba je došla još 70-tih i 80-tih godina kada iz redova beogradskog podzemlja regrutuje atentatore na srpske emigrante zauzvrat im dajući "slobodu rada". Ova udbaška taktika kulminirala je 90-tih godina kada kriminalci vode ratove za Službu zauzvrat dobijajući slobodu bezgraničnog bogaćenja i ulične osionosti, kao i status uglednih građana.

NA TAJ NAČIN UDBA OMOGUĆAVA DA ZLOČINI KRIMINALACA U NjENOJ SLUŽBI BUDU PROGLAŠENI ZA SRPSKE ZLOČINE.

Potom se Srbima nameće osećanje krivice pred drugima i frustracije za izgubljene ratove i neostvarene nacionalne interese. Za sve to vreme blokira se svaka istraga o komunističkim zločinima od 1941.godine i otkrivanje komunističkih biografija većine ličnosti javnog političkog života. Vrhunac neuništivosti ove udbaške strategije predstavlja petooktobarska nameštena revolucija u kojoj biva žrtvovan spoljašnji eksponent i njegova dvorska klika zarad opstanka poluvekovne komunističke elite, pomoću operacije dovođenja na vlast poražene komunističke frakcije sa Osme sednice i njihove ideološke građanske dečice. Ovim iznova trijumfuje stara komunistička taktika premaskiranja u cilju vlastodržačkog opstanka. Srpske političke promene u proteklih petnaest godina mogu se, dakle, razumeti jedino kao smene komunističkih frakcija na vlasti. Kada se tome pridoda strogo selektirani beogradski društveni sloj njihove pseudoelite, uglavnom odabran od dece komunizma i namenjen kadriranju u porodičnom krugu, onda je udbaška istorija Srba potpuno zaokružena.

SLEDE
JEDINI MOGUĆI SRPSKI ZAKLjUČCI:

1. Komunisti nisu i ne mogu biti Srbi, odnosno Srbi su mogli postati komunisti i prestati biti Srbi (klasičan primer prevare).
2. Ne postoje srpski već antisrpski komunisti, kao što ne postoji srpska već antisrpska Udba (u oba značenja grčkog prefiksa ANTI: i protiv i umesto).
3. Ne postoje bivši komunisti (jer ne rodiše rod dostojan pokajanja), već nova vlast starih komunista, presvučeni u nove partijske nošnje.
4. Udbaška politička scena i udbaška demokratija nisu vladavina (srpskog) naroda, već vladavina Udbe - udbokratija.
5. Udbaški zločini u poslednjim ratovima i zločini udbaško-kriminalnih paravojski nisu srpski zločini, već nastavak komunističkih zločina još od 1941.godine.
6. Članovima KPJ, udbašima i udbaškim poslušnicima mora biti zabranjena svaka politička aktivnost, barem u narednih 10 godina (ukoliko nisu ili ne postanu predmet krivičnog gonjenja, što im jasno opredeljuje mesto gde će provesti izvesni ostatak života).
7. Pad komunizma nije doneo i pad komunista sa vlasti; stoga antikomunizam ostaje neodstupni činilac svakog današnjeg istinski srpskog političkog aktivizma.
Boško Obradović

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Posted on 14 Mar 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

RAZVOJVOĐENjE

PISMO VOJVODE

Momčila R. Đujića

Srpskom narodu

RAZVOJVOĐENjE

Vojvoda Momčilo R. Đujić javno je raskinuo prijateljstvo sa dr Vojislavom Šešeljem

U vreme istorijske proslave šeststote godišnjice sudbonosne bitke na Kosovu, svima nam se činilo da je počelo razvedravanje na nacionalnom političkom nebu srpskog naroda. Na toj proslavi, na samom Kosovu Polju, učestvovalo je milion Srba i Srpkinja sa svojimsveštenstvom, vladikama i Patrijarhom. Svima nam se činilo da dolazi kraj komunističke vladavine, nasilja i pljačke nad srpskim narodom.

PARE ZA ANTIKOMUNISTIČKI RAD

Tada se ovamo, među nama u emigraciji, pojavi znatan broj Srba poznatih po njihovom nacionalno-političkom radu i stavu protiv komunizma. Primali smo ih kao braću, vesnike srpske slobode i vaskrsa srpske države. Među njima pojavio se i dr Vojislav Šešelj iza koga su već stajale godine antikomunističkog stava i rada, zbog čega je bio i u komunističkim tamnicama. Priređivali smo mu prijeme, zborove i skupštine po srpskim naseljima Amerike i Kanade, a kasnije i u Australiji, Engleskoj i u još nekoliko slobodnih evropskih država. U tom poslu Pokret srpskih četnika Ravne Gore, kojem sam predsednik, naročito se zalagao, pa smo mu odredili i počasnu pratnju na njegovim putovanjima po Americi i Kanadi, gde je govorio pred masama Srba i Srpkinja, koji su ga bogato novčano darivali. Neki kažu da je tako sabrao... dolara, što može biti tačno. Isto tako, tvrdi se da je on znatnu sumu sakupljenih priloga ostavio u bankama stranih zemalja. Jedan moj poznanik-rodoljub kaže da je deo novca koji nije odneo sa sobom ostavio u .......... I tačnost toga nije bilo teško utvrditi. Ali, to nije bilo toliko važno u ovom slučaju, jer je glavno bila želja da mu se pomogne i ojača borba protiv komunizma.

U međuvremenu, ja sam pomišljao: da bi možda bilo dobro da ga proizvedem u čin četničkog vojvode i sa njim skrojim plan obnove organizacije srpskih četnika koji bi bili pod njegovim vođstvom, uvedeni u borbu za obaranje komunističke tiranije i borbu za slobodu srpstva. Braći saborcima, saradnicima i istaknutim srpskim rodoljubima poverio sam tu svoju misao, i svi su bili saglasni u tome- da ga proizvedem u čin četničkog Vojvode, i da planiramo obnovu četničke organizacije i borbe u Otadžbini. Na velikoj svečanosti srpskog rodoljublja, 28. juna 1989. godine na Bogosluženju u hramu Svetog Đorđa u Šervilu kod Čikaga, oglasio sam ga i proizveo u čin četničkog Vojvode, a na oltaru tog hrama je položio vojvodsku zakletvu pred Vladikom Firmilijinom, koji ga je blagoslovio i svetim mirom pomazao. To je bilo veliko slavlje u znaku vere u pobedu i slobodu.

VISOKI CILjEVI BIVŠEG VOJVODE

Pre njegovog povratka u Otadžbinu, dao sam mu imena ljudi na koje se u ono vreme mogao nasloniti, nanizao imena sela i gradove gde je mogao sabirati borce. Trebalo je početi sa Dinare. I on je otputovao. Proteklo je prilično vremena dok mi se javio. A ja sam očekivao vesti o ostvarenju našeg plana. Putovao je on i pojavljivao se tu i tamo po Otadžbini, ali se meni činilo da sve teče neodređeno i nejasno. Onda su mi stizale vesti o njegovom političkom delovanju, prepirkama sa Vukom Draškovićem i, na kraju, njegovom osnivanju Radikalne stranke. Zatim vesti o njegovim sastancima i razgovorima sa srpskim ....... i ....... Slobodanom Miloševićem. Tada sam se uverio da njemu nije bilo stalo do organizovanja četnika, iako se kitio njihovim perjem, nego je zagazio u partijsku politiku. Bilo mi je jasno kud sve to vodi, pa sam poslao delegaciju četničkog pokreta, moje najbolje i najuže saradnike, u Beograd: da pokušamo da ga odvojimo od partizanske politike i krenemo u ostvarenje četničkog plana.

On je delegaciju saslušao i kazao: "Ni Vojvoda, ni vi ne razumete moju politiku. To je politika visokog cilja koji vi ne vidite". Tako je kazao i veoma hladno ispratio moju delegaciju. Posle toga meni je bilo jasno koga sam proizveo u čin Vojvode. Zato sam objavio da se kajem što sam to učinio i odričem se svakog njegovog rada i stava. I molio sam srpski narod da mi oprosti moja sagrešenja u vezi sa vojvodskim činom Šešelju.

A Šešelj će u svom daljem radu dva puta stati uz S. Miloševića. Onda, kad je narod priterao Miloševića zidu i kad je morao da odleti sa vlasti, 34 Šešeljeva poslanika zajedno sa Miloševićevim, glasalo je u Skupštini protiv zavođenja, upravo obnove veronaučne nastave po školama, protiv povratka opljačkane imovine srpskoj Crkvi, srpskom narodu i našoj Kraljevskoj porodici Karađorđević, koju je Šešelj toliko blatio i sramotio a je u tome i komuniste nadmašio. To je bila ona njegova politika "visokog stila" po kojoj je on govorio mojoj delegaciji u Beogradu. Ja sam tada bio rešio da mu oduzmem čin Vojvode kojeg nije dostojan, ali to tek sada činim. Na današnji dan brišem ga iz svih spiskova srpskih četnika i oduzimam mu čin Vojvode. Tu moju odluku objavljujem svemu srpstvu zbog toga što je Vojislav Šešelj postao verni saputnik, saradnik i saučesnik u svim ...... i ....... koju je vršio i još vrši nad srpskim narodom najveći ...... i ...... tog naroda - Slobodan Milošević, komunista, ...... i ...... U isto vreme, molim moj srpski rod - da mi oprosti moju nenamernu grešku o imenovanju Šešelja za četničkog vojvodu.

Objavljujem ovu moju odluku svemu srpstvu i šaljem bratski pozdrav - sa verom u Boga, u pobedu, slobodu i obnovu srpske države -Kraljevine Srbije sa Karađorđevićima i sa molitvom i blagoslovom naše svete Crkve kličem:

Jedan Bog, jedan Sveti Sava, jedna jedinstvena, sveta mučenička, saborna i apostolska srpska svetosavska Crkva, i jedan ponosan i nepobediv srpski narod!

Ovu moju odluku i poruku srpstvu potpisujem svojeručno i potvrđujem sa pečatom Pokreta srpskih četnika Ravne Gore.

(Napomena redakcije: reči obeležene tačkicama su cenzurisane zbog novog Zakona o štampi.)

www.srbija-glas-cetnika.com

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Royalist News 13-Mar-2008

Royal Blog: Spanish Royals honour terror victims 11-M
Link:
http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary
/2008/03/king-and-queen.html

Royal Blog: Crown Prince Haakon to open film festival
Link:
http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary
/2008/03/crown-prince-ha.html

The Earth Times:
Swedish crown princess celebrates name day
Link:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/191890,
swedish-crown-princess-celebrates-name-day.html

Royal Blog: Baby son for Dutch Prince Bernhard
Link:
http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/
2008/03/baby-son-for-du.html

Estate Angels: William and Kate go house hunting
Link:
http://www.estateangels.co.uk/propertynews/2008-03-12/
william_and_kate_go_house_hunting

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The Spanish royal family

The Bourbon, or Borbón, family has sat on the Spanish throne almost uninterruptedly since the year 1700, when Philip V became king following almost two centuries of Habsburg rule. The last Habsburg monarch, Charles II, died without issue and named Philip, a grandson of French king Louis XIV, his successor. The Habsburgs had ruled Spain since 1516 when Charles I of the Netherlands - later crowned Holy Roman Emperor Charles V - succeeded his maternal grandfather, Ferdinand II.

The current king, Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón, acceded to the throne on November 22, 1975, and is credited with being a key player in Spain's smooth transition into a democracy.

Juan Carlos' grandfather, Alfonso XIII, had been forced to leave the country following the 1931 elections, and when his grandson arrived in Spain in 1947 - fulfilling his father's wish that he receive a Spanish education in the hope that the Borbón dynasty would return to the throne - it was for the first time. Twenty one years later he was named future monarch of Spain.

The handsome young Spaniard was married to Princess Sofia of Greece on May 14, 1962, and the couple have three children: Elena, born in 1963, Cristina, born in 1965, and the heir to the throne, Prince Felipe, who was born in 1968. Between them, his daughters have given the king five grandchildren, on which he dotes. The popular Prince of the Asturias married former newsreader Letizia Ortiz in May 2004.

The official royal website can be found at www.casareal.es

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The Swedish royal family

The origins of the current Swedish royal family, the House of Bernadotte, lie not in Scandinavia, but in 19th-century France and a Napoleonic marshal called Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. Sweden's monarchy was traditionally chosen by the nobility from their own ranks. This changed in 1523, however, when Gustaf I Eriksson Vasa freed Sweden from Danish rule and Sweden became a hereditary monarchy.

Nearly 300 years later, there were further upheavals in the line of inheritance when Karl August, the heir to the Swedish throne, died in 1810. The king at that time wanted to elect the deceased's brother, a Danish prince, to the throne, but pro-France officers and civil servants had other ideas. The solution they came up with was to offer the role to one of Napoleon's marshals - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a commoner from the Pyrenees who had risen through the ranks and been awarded the title of Prince of Pontecorvo by Napoleon. Officially adopted by the ageing Swedish monarch, Karl XIII and his wife, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta, Jean-Baptiste took the name Karl Johan and was crowned Karl XIV Johan, King of Sweden and Norway - which he had annexed four years earlier - on May 1, 1818.

With the exception of two queens - Kristina in the 17th century, and Ulrika Eleonora, in the 18th - the Swedish throne has always passed to the firstborn male. But on January 1, 1980, this all changed when the 1979 Act of Succession came into effect. Amendments to the constitution made the firstborn the heir, regardless of whether they are male or female.

This meant that the current monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf's only son, Crown Prince Carl Philip, was deprived of his position as first in line to the throne when he was less than a year old in favour of his older sister, Victoria.

The official royal website can be found at www.royalcourt.se

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The Norwegian royal family

Originally linked to Sweden, Norway was united with Denmark in 1380 under the same king and, as a result, was drawn into the Napoleonic Wars and an alliance with the French in the early part of the 19th century. In the political manoeuvrings which followed, Denmark ended up ceding Norway to Sweden in 1814. And although it retained its constitution and parliament, Norway was federated to Sweden and forced to accept that country's royal family as its own.

When that union was dissolved in 1905, Prince Carl of Denmark, the son of the king of Denmark and Princess Louise of Norway and Sweden, was invited to take over the throne of Norway. After a national referendum - which he had requested - showed that four out of five voters were in favour of his accession, Prince Carl agreed. He took on the name Haakon VII and moved into the royal palace in Oslo with his queen, Maud, and their young son Olav.

On April 9, 1940, Germany invaded Norway and the king and his family were forced to flee the capital in the middle of the night. In June, the country fell to the invading forces and King Haakon set up a government-in-exile in London, sending his family to safety in the United States.

When, at the end of the war, the royal family returned to Oslo, they did so to a rapturous welcome.

Upon his death in 1957, Haakon was succeeded by Crown Prince Olav, popular with the Norwegian people as a result of his role as commander of the armed forces during the war. Very much a man of the people, Olav died in 1991, and was followed by Crown Prince Harald V who has perpetuated his father's egalitarian style of rule.

King Harald and Queen Sonja's children, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise, have proved extremely popular members of the next generation of young, modern European royals. Crown Prince Haakon's courtship of Mette-Marit was initially a subject of controversy due to her past and status as a single mother. She soon won the public around, however, and their 2001 nuptials were greeted with widespread celebration. In 2004 Mette-Marit gave birth to daughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra who becomes Norway's first ever female heir to the throne.

Princess Martha Louise married writer Ari Behn, in a romantic Trondheim ceremony in 2002 and gave birth in 2003 to baby daughter Maud.

The official royal website can be found at www.kongehuset.no

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The Dutch royal family

The Netherlands only became a kingdom with its own monarch in the 19th century, but the dynasties from which Queen Beatrix descends, those of Nassau and of Orange, have ruled in the region for six centuries. The House of Orange-Nassau was created when Count Hendrik III of the Low Country province Nassau and Claudia de Chalon, a Burgundian noblewoman whose territories included Orange, married at the start of the 16th century.

In 1688 the English parliament invited the then Dutch ruler, or stadholder, William of Orange, whose wife Mary was a Stuart, to rule England. He became William III of Britain.

In 1795 the last Dutch stadholder, Prince Willem V, fled to England as his lands were invaded by the French. They remained part of the French Republic, and later the Napoleonic Empire, until 1815, when Prince Willem V's son established the new kingdom of the Netherlands, becoming King Willem I.

His grandson, William III, was the kingdom's last male ruler. When he died in 1890, his wife, Emma, became regent for nine years, until their daughter Wilhelmina was old enough to accede to the throne. Her 50-year rule saw two World Wars as well as the decolonisation of Indonesia and she was well-loved, both at home and abroad. She died in 1962.

When Wilhelmina's granddaughter, Queen Beatrix, eventually cedes the throne to her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Crown Princess Maxima, he will become the Netherlands' first male monarch for over a century. There is every indication that he will reign in the understated and populist style which has made this one of the best-loved monarchies of Northern Europe.
The official royal website can be found at www.koninklijkhuis.nl

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The Monegasque royal family

The House of Grimaldi has ruled the tiny principality of Monaco on the Mediterranean coast for over 700 years. The first Lord of Monaco, a merchant-turned-pirate called Lanfranco Grimaldi, was Italian by birth and a member of the Genoan Guelphic family who invaded the area in 1297, following an economic dispute with rival clan, the Ghibellines.

When Lanfranco died in 1309, he was succeeded by his first cousin, Rainier I, from whom all subsequent Monegasque monarchs are descended. Rainier was also a seafaring man, but unlike those of his predecessor, the new leader's trading activities were legitimate, and eventually earned him the respect of the French monarch who appointed him Grand Admiral of France in 1304.

Monaco became a principality when the then ruler Honoré II assumed the title of prince in 1612. At that point the territory was still under the protection of Spain, with whom it had been linked since 1524, but the Treaty of Peronne in 1641 allied it instead with France. Subsequent Monegasque sovereigns upped their title count by marrying a string of French heiresses, which explains why, in addition to the title of Sovereign Prince of Monaco, the head of the principality can lay claim to 19 other titles.

Although the Grimaldi family was exiled from Monaco in 1793 following the French revolution - during which time the principality reverted to its ancient name of Fort d'Hercule - its members returned in 1815, following the Treaty of Paris, and have been its monarchs ever since.

The official royal website can be found at www.monaco.gouv.mc

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The Luxembourg royal family

After 400 years of being passed between various European nations, in 1815 Luxembourg was declared a grand duchy and gifted by the Congress of Vienna to King William I of The Netherlands. Although legally it remained independent, William treated it as conquered territory.

In 1830, Luxembourg supported its neighbour Belgium - which had also been ceded to The Netherlands - in a revolt against the Dutch. Belgium then claimed Luxembourg for its own, however, although it only managed to secure the French-speaking part of the territory.

From 1839 to 1867 the remaining Dutch part of the state - the 1,000 square miles which became present-day Luxembourg - was administered by The Netherlands. And it wasn't until 1867 that Luxembourg finally became a sovereign nation.

The current royal family was established in 1890 when, following the death of the Dutch monarch King William III without a male heir, the grand duchy passed to Adolf, Duke of Nassau. Grand Duke Adolf I ruled until 1905, during which time he strengthened the territory's autonomy and national character.

In 1914 Luxembourg was overrun by German troops and remained under occupation for the duration of the war. History would repeat itself during World War II, prompting the royal family to flee and a government-in-exile to be established in London.

Until then Luxembourg had remained neutral, but following the end of WWII it joined both NATO and the United Nations. In 1944, along with Belgium and The Netherlands, it created the Benelux Economic Union, which would later serve as a model for the European Union, of which the tiny country was a founding member.

Today Luxembourg is ruled by the sixth grand duke, Henri, who came to power on October 7, 2000, when his father, Grand Duke Jean, abdicated. And while much of the executive power lies with the prime minister - a grand duke appointee - and his cabinet, the duchy's figurehead remains a powerful and influential figure.

The official royal website can be found at www.gouvernement.lu

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The Liechtenstein royal family

The principality of Liechtenstein covers a 62-square mile area nestled between Switzerland and Austria. It's modern history begins in 1719, when Johann Adam Andreas purchased and combined the Lordship of Schellenberg and the County of Vaduz to form the principality as it is today.

At the end of the 18th century the territory was occupied by France, but became a sovereign state in 1806 after joining the Rhenish Confederation. Although it remained independent, Liechtenstein was allied politically and economically to Austria's Habsburg monarchy. Following the abolition of Austria's royal house at the end of World War I, however, Liechtenstein entered into an arrangement with Switzerland whereby the famously neutral state would represent the principality diplomatically - a pact which still stands today.

Although a sovereign state, Liechtenstein was allied both politically and economically to Austria's Habsburg monarchy. Following the abolition of Austria's royal house at the end of World War I, however, Liechtenstein entered into an arrangement with Switzerland whereby the famously neutral country would represent the principality diplomatically - a pact which still stands today.

In 1921, Liechtenstein became a constitutional monarchy run by hereditary princes with real, not just symbolic, power. A new constitution - much of which remains valid today - established a single-house parliament to which all 25 members are elected by the populace for four-year terms. But while the legislators draw up the laws, it is the Reigning Prince who ultimately approves them.

The current Reigning Prince's father, Franz Joseph II, who ascended to the throne in 1938, is largely credited with turning Liechtenstein from an agricultural workhorse to an industrial powerhouse. His efforts initiated an unprecedented economic upswing which continues today.

Upon succeeding his father in 1989, Prince Hans-Adam immediately set about lobbying for the principality's acceptance into the United Nations, a goal achieved in 1990 when Liechtenstein became the 160th, and smallest, member of the UN.

The official royal website can be found at www.fuerstenhaus.li

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The Jordanian royal family

Although King Abdullah II is a direct descendant of the sixth-century prophet Muhammad, the Hashemites have only been monarchs of Jordan since 1946, when the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (later Jordan) was formed and Abdullah I was declared king.

Members of the dynasty - who take their name from a second century ancestor - have been movers and shakers in the Arab world for almost 2,000 years, however. The family was first linked to Jordan in 1920 when, following the Conference of Remo - which gave Palestine to Britain and Syria to the French - a Hashemite called Abdullah planned to attack French troops who had forced his brother to relinquish his newly founded kingdom in Syria.

Discouraged by the British from this course of action, Abdullah was persuaded instead to take over the government of Transjordan, a section of Palestine excluded from the "Jewish national home" clauses. The territory, which remained under British tutelage, was recognised as an independent state six years later.

When World War II ended, a new treaty was signed with Britain and in May 1946 Abdullah became king. When, six years later, he was assassinated, he was succeeded by his elder son Talal. The new king's mental health led to him being deposed by the Jordanian parliament within the year, however, and replaced by his son Hussein. On May 2, 1953, the incoming ruler's 21st birthday, Hussein acceded to the Hashemite throne.

Known as the father of all Jordanians, King Hussein ruled for almost half a century before dying of cancer in 1999. In a last-minute move he altered the line of succession, designating his eldest son Abdullah his heir, a role previously filled by the ailing king's brother, Prince Hassan.

The official royal website can be found at www.kingabdullah.jo

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The Japanese Imperial family

Although Japanese tradition dates the country's first emperor to 660 BC, written records place the first hereditary head of a unified state in the early part of the fifth century AD. The current emperor is 125th in a long line of ruling descendants of the Japanese imperial family.

Once established, the role of emperor gradually became subordinate to that of powerful regent families, however, and a military class known as samurai began to develop and assume political authority in local affairs. In 1192, following his defeat of a prominent rival, a representative of one of these families established the first shogunate, a powerful governing body which persisted until 1867.

Political changes commonly referred to as "the restoration" returned power to the then emperor Mutsuhito, who took the reign name Meiji, in 1868. At the same time new plans were introduced to reform the governmental system.

When Mutsuhito's son, Emperor Taisho, who ruled from 1912-1926, was forced to retire due to mental illness, the current emperor's father, Michinomiya Hirohito was named prince regent and took over his imperial duties. Hirohito officially inherited the Chrysanthemum Throne upon his father's death in 1926, and went on to become the longest reigning monarch in Japanese history.

Following the end of World War II, a new constitution replaced that established in 1889. According to the new version, rather than being the embodiment of all sovereign authority as he had been previously, the emperor was henceforth to be regarded as a symbol of the state and the unity of his subjects. Sovereign powers rested with the people.

Today, although the emperor carries no governmental weight, he remains involved in its formalities, such as appointing the prime minister, promulgating laws and treaties and awarding state honours.

In an historic broadcast made on January 1, 1946 - only the second he had ever made, the first announced Japan's acceptance of the Allies terms of surrender and broke the precedent of imperial silence - Hirohito renounced the traditional semi-divine status of Japanese emperors. He was instrumental in promoting a more human side to the imperial family. Desiring to close the gap between himself and his subjects, began to make numerous public appearances. He also allowed photos and stories on his personal and family life to be published, something which had previously been forbidden.

Hirohito was also responsible for two other major groundbreaking changes within the Japanese imperial family. He became the country's first monarch to travel abroad, and, in giving the go-ahead for his son, the current emperor Akihito, to marry a commoner, broke with a 1,500-year-old tradition.

The current emperor succeeded his father in 1989.

The official royal website is at www.kunaicho.go.jp/eindex.html

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The British royal family

Despite its ups and downs, the Royal Family has survived the installation of a Republic - from 1649-1660 - and retained a prominent place in British society.

The House of Windsor, formerly Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, succeeded the House of Hanover on the death of its last monarch, Queen Victoria. The original dynastic name of Victoria's German-born husband, Albert, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was changed to Windsor during the anti-German atmosphere of World War I by their grandson King George V.

The current head of the house, Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the throne in 1952, is married to Prince Philip, the Duke Of Edinburgh. Their son and heir, Prince Charles, has two sons - Prince William and Prince Harry - whose mother, Princess Diana, was killed in a car crash in 1997. When the Prince of Wales remarried, in 2005, to his longtime companion Camilla Parker-Bowles, their union met with a mixed response. Public feeling for the new Duchess of Cornwall has since warmed, however.

The official royal website can be found at www.royal.gov.uk

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The Danish royal family

Denmark's royal house is Europe's oldest, stretching back to 899 when the marvellously named Gorm the Old (other idiosyncratically titled rulers have included Erik the Lame, Sweyn Forkbeard and Valdemar the Victorious) took the throne. The current incumbent, Queen Margrethe II, is the latest in an unbroken line of descendants - 50 kings and two queens - to survive from Viking times to the present.

The Oldenburg branch of the dynasty came to power in 1448 when King Christoffer III died without issue. Parliament offered the throne to the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, but he demurred, suggesting instead his nephew, Count Christian of Oldenburg, who became Christian I. This branch died out with the death of Frederik VII in 1863, but the Oldenburg title was retained as Frederik's successor, Christian IX, was a direct descendant of the same family.

Through the marriages and alliances of his offspring, Christian IX was to become known as the father-in-law of Europe. His son Vilhelm went on to rule Greece as George I, while many of his other children married into royal families, including those of Russia, France and Great Britain. In 1905, his grandson became King Haakon VII of Norway.

The current monarch, "Queen Daisy" as she is fondly dubbed by her subjects, with whom she is extremely popular, is the great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX.

The official royal website can be found at www.kongehuset.dk

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The Belgian royal family

"Unity is strength" is the official motto of Belgium - and it's small wonder the nation puts a high value on its cohesiveness as it's seen a succession of invaders come and go over the years.

The country's name actually comes from a Celtic tribe, the Belgae, who settled the area around 900BC, but in the years since everyone from Julius Caesar to Napoleon and Charles I of Spain has taken control of the territory. At one point it was ruled by the Dutch monarch William of Orange, but the current royal family - the House of Wettin -came to power in 1830 after religious differences and unpopular economic reforms provoked a revolution.

With its newfound independence, the country took pride in its neutrality, but things were to change dramatically in 1914 when German troops breached Belgian borders to invade France. Despite a valiant struggle by its armed forces, the nation fell to the invaders and the monarch at the time, King Albert, was forced to flee with his government to Le Havre in France. They remained there until the conflict ended in 1918.

Two decades later the war clouds once again gathered across Europe and Brussels fell to the Nazis in 1940. This time the government-in-exile was established in London, although Leopold III, who had ascended to the throne upon the death of Albert in 1934, remained in Brussels for the duration of the war. His decision to do so was not well-received by his ministers who, when they regained control in 1951, forced him to abdicate in favour of his son, Baudouin.

The new king and his wife Queen Fabiola remained childless, and when - on July 31, 1993 - Baudouin's 42-year-rule came to an end, there were doubts over who would follow him. His young nephew Philippe was expected to accede to the throne, but with the problems arising from the country's linguistic and religious differences, it was decided a more experienced hand was called for. In the end Baudouin's crown passed to his brother, Albert, who remains sovereign to this day.
The official royal website can be found at http://www.monarchie.be/

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MONARCHIST PETITION

http://www.gopetition.com/sign.php?petid=9701

Whereas Serbia was founded by monarchists loyal to the Crown, and has continued to be loyal to the Crown, rather than loyal to a republic;

We, the loyal, patriotic supporters of THE KINGDOM OF SERBIA state that,

i. We are of different racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background.

ii. We share different political and social beliefs.

iii. We support the position of the monarchy in Serbia from all republican movements, political parties and other organizations, and believe that the monarchy should continue to represent Serbia even as a leader in Balkan and to be a standard for a stable constitutional monarchy in The World.

iv. We remind those advocating the republican constitution in Serbia, Serbia has always been a monarchy -- from its first days, to the modern monarchy, which was nullify by the tyranny.

v. We allege that the republican drive to now nullify Serbia's unique institution of monarchy is an injustice to those who founded this nation.

vi. We are not a group that wishes "British" model of Serbia, in such matters as a constitution etc... and refuse the notion that those who defend the HRH CP Aleksandar II of Serbia and the institutions he represents are less Serbian or less nationalistic or less modern than those who promote republic constitution.

vii. We believe the republicans' drive is a distracting and divisive issue when Serbia is faced with many other issues and challenges to overcome.

viii. We allege that our past system of monarchy, especially coherent like the Spanish constitution and the Spanish model of transition, from the tyranny to the modern democratic monarchy, will be provide Serbia with an excellent record of democratic government and full measure of independence and egalitarianism which republicans advocate. We resent the xenophobic republican attitude that Republic of Serbia better represent a will of the people of Serbia, than KINGDOM OF SERBIA.

ix. We believe that the xenophobic republican attitude is hurting Serbia -- a nation which is one of the few in the world which have over a 1000 years long monarchist history. Serbia was always the monarchy, when she was in the freedom.

x. Some of us believe that we are already becoming more Americanized. By taking this last step, to vote for the continuity of republican constitution imposed by the force of communist paramilitary group, so coled Partizans , we are not only losing a part of our history and culture, but also our identity.

xi. Some of us simply enjoy the history, and the ceremony associated with our monarchy. We believe that the Crown and Church are a symbols of our past and should continue to be a symbols of our future.

xii. We are also angered by the past and recent attacks on the HRH CP Aleksandar II Karadjordjevic of Serbia. His Royal Highness Crown Prince has served Serbia to the best of her ability, and we believe the recent attacks are unjustified.
Whatever our differences, we are united in support of our monarchy and her role in our nation. We are not ashamed of stating that we are and to fight for KINGDOM OF SERBIA...
Loyal to Serbia our beloved nation, and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Aleksandar II Karadjordjevic, future King of Serbia.

Long Live Serbia. God Save Our King.

YOU MUST BE A SERBIAN CITIZEN OR SERB IN A DIASPORE TO SIGN THIS PETITION.

http://www.gopetition.com/sign.php?petid=9701

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[monarchistalliance] Nepal's monarchists launch drive to save Кing

KATHMANDU (AFP) — Pro-monarchists in Nepal launched an election manifesto Tuesday ahead of April 10 polls vowing to save the embattled monarchy from abolition by holding a referendum.
King Gyanendra looks set to be the last in his 239-year-old line after the government agreed last year that the monarchy will be scrapped in the first meeting of the assembly elected to rewrite the constitution.
"Parliamentary democracy with constitutional monarchy is the only reliable alternative for Nepal," said Kamal Thapa, chairman of the Rastriya Prajantantra Party-Nepal (RPP-Nepal) at the launch of its manifesto.
Thapa -- who was home minister during 14 months of direct rule by the king that ended after huge protests in April 2006 -- told journalists the decision to abolish the monarchy was not one the interim government could take.
"The decision by the seven parties to abolish monarchy is unconstitutional and contradictory," Thapa said, referring to the six mainstream parties and the former rebel Maoists who make up Nepal's caretaker government.
"We are of the view that the final decision about monarchy should be taken by holding a public referendum," Thapa said.
The polls will elect a body to rewrite the constitution and the RPP-Nepal is fielding 542 candidates among a total of around 8,000 people registered from 55 political parties, Thapa said.
The fiercely republican Maoists ended their insurrection in late 2006 and have since been given positions in government. In return they have confined the "People's Liberation Army" to United Nation's-monitored camps.
Since being forced to halt direct rule, Gyanendra has kept a low profile and been stripped of most of his powers, including his role as head of state and chief of army staff.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gW2CrcAirWEN0euLBkYt_Vh89ZVA

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[monarchistalliance] The Queen's Commonwealth Day message, 10 March 2008

From: TheRoyalChannel

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Text of The Queen's Commonwealth Day message, 10 March 2008
Last year, Commonwealth Heads of Government met in Uganda on the edge of Lake Victoria and agreed to an Action Plan for tackling climate change. It was an appropriate place to do so: from there, the waters of the River Nile begin a three-month journey to the Mediterranean.

The Nile, throughout history, has served humankind in many ways. But for all its impressive size and importance, this river is a fragile eco-system; and its vulnerability grows with the number of people dependant upon it, so that a single incident of pollution upstream may affect the lives of countless numbers downstream.

The example of the Nile illustrates many of the challenges facing the global environment as a whole which cannot alone sustain our lives as once it did. The competition for fresh water by a growing population is itself becoming a source of potential conflict. Our own attitudes to the environment, and the use we put it to, may have consequences for people on every continent and for every ocean and sea.

The impact of pollution falls unequally: it is often those who pollute the least - notably in the world's least-developed nations - who are closest to the razor's edge: most affected by the impact of climate change and least equipped to cope with it.

And it is important to remember that the environmental choices available in some countries may not be an option for others. In some parts of the world, for example, fossil fuels can be used more sparingly and buildings can be made of more efficient, sustainable materials; but it is far harder to expect someone to adapt if he or she relies on the trees of a local forest for fuel, shelter and livelihood. If we recognise the interests and needs of the people who are most affected, we can work with them to bring about lasting change. Happily, this approach has always been a strength of the Commonwealth, and awareness of environmental issues is now widespread, with a determination that future generations should enjoy clean air, sufficient fresh water and energy without risking damage to the planet. Few are more aware or energetic in confronting climate change than young people, and we should support them.

In the Commonwealth, governments, businesses, communities and individuals should each strive to match words and good intentions with deeds. Every contribution has its part to play. Whatever we do, wherever we live, our actions in defence of the environment can have a real and positive effect upon the lives of others, today and into the future.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page6215.asp

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HRH The Prince of Wales

An exhibition to celebrate his Sixtieth Birthday
The Drawings Gallery, Windsor Castle

16 May 2008 – 22 February 2009

To celebrate the 60th birthday of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in 2008, a special exhibition will be shown at Windsor Castle, the royal home where The Prince spent much of his childhood. Photographs from the Royal Photograph Collection will document major public and family events in His Royal Highness’s life – his Investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969, marriage to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, the births of Princes William and Harry, and his marriage to the Duchess of Cornwall in 2005, while works of art and memorabilia selected from the Royal Collection and from The Prince’s own personal archive will reflect many of His Royal Highness’s lifelong interests.

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[monarchistalliance] Commonwealth Day, 2008

Monday, 10 March 2008

Written by Professor David Flint AM

...Commonwealth Day celebrations...

Commonwealth Day was celebrated across the world on 10 March 2008.

The celebrations in Sydney at Parliament House were organized by the NSW Commonwealth Day Council, chaired by Graham Drayton. That morning, guests, as well as a large number of tourists and passersby, were entertained in the forecourt by the rousing strains of the pipers and a parade of all the flags of the Commonwealth, including the Commonwealth Flag (pictured).

Her Excellency the Governor of New South Wales, Professor Marie Bashir, with her husband Sir Nicholas Shehadie, inspected the student honour guard of Commonwealth Flag bearers, and was then piped into the main dining room, the Strangers Room, where a large assembly had gathered, including members of the consular and diplomatic corps as well as office bearers from the various Commonwealth societies.

Well before the luncheon, a student debate was held in the Parliamentary Theatrette between teams from the Combined High Schools and the Combined Associated Schools. Although both were excellent, the Combined High Schools won. The prize was donated and presented by the Honourable Max Willis, a former president of the Legislative Council. The subject, that disruptive environmental protests are justified, was timely and led to a lively exchange. I had the great honour of chairing the debate. There would not have been a more appropriate adjudicating panel- Lloyd Cameron, Professor Ian Plimer and the Hon Max Willis, with Patrick Caldwell as a very efficient timekeeper, a position which is absolutely crucial in debates.

During the following lunch, students provided the singing of the National Anthem, and a wonderful musical interlude.

The keynote speaker was Professor Ian Plimer, Professor of Mining Geology in the University of Adelaide. He spoke on climate change in the life of the earth, an area of science in which he is an expert. In a lively, amusing and controversial address, delivered without notes, he warned the young that science does not work through consensus. He called for students to be sceptical about current orthodoxies on climate change.

....Her Majesty's message...

Before this, the Governor was invited to present The Queen's message. Before Her Excellency read the message, she mentioned that she had been greatly moved when she read it.
"Last year, Commonwealth Heads of Government met in Uganda on the edge of Lake Victoria and agreed to an Action Plan for tackling climate change. It was an appropriate place to do so: from there, the waters of the River Nile begin a three-month journey to the Mediterranean.

"The Nile, throughout history, has served humankind in many ways. But for all its impressive size and importance, this river is a fragile eco-system; and its vulnerability grows with the number of people dependant upon it, so that a single incident of pollution upstream may affect the lives of countless numbers downstream.

"The example of the Nile illustrates many of the challenges facing the global environment as a whole which cannot alone sustain our lives as once it did. The competition for fresh water by a growing population is itself becoming a source of potential conflict. Our own attitudes to the environment, and the use we put it to, may have consequences for people on every continent and for every ocean and sea.

" The impact of pollution falls unequally: it is often those who pollute the least - notably in the world's least-developed nations - who are closest to the razor's edge: most affected by the impact of climate change and least equipped to cope with it.

"And it is important to remember that the environmental choices available in some countries may not be an option for others. In some parts of the world, for example, fossil fuels can be used more sparingly and buildings can be made of more efficient, sustainable materials; but it is far harder to expect someone to adapt if he or she relies on the trees of a local forest for fuel, shelter and livelihood.

"If we recognise the interests and needs of the people who are most affected, we can work with them to bring about lasting change. Happily, this approach has always been a strength of the Commonwealth, and awareness of environmental issues is now widespread, with a determination that future generations should enjoy clean air, sufficient fresh water and energy without risking damage to the planet.

" Few are more aware or energetic in confronting climate change than young people, and we should support them.

"In the Commonwealth, governments, businesses, communities and individuals should each strive to match words and good intentions with deeds. Every contribution has its part to play.

" Whatever we do, wherever we live, our actions in defence of the environment can have a real and positive effect upon the lives of others, today and into the future."

The Queen's message may be seen on The Royal Channel.

Please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqFYRihMoVE

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Posted on 10 Mar 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Tsar's missing art treasure that was looted and hidden by Nazis is now 'found'

Archeologists claim they have found one of the world's greatest missing art treasures after it was reportedly hidden by the Nazis in the dying days of the war.

A team in Germany say they located the Russian Tsar's Amber Room after discovering two tonnes of gold in a man-made cavern 60ft undergound.

The chamber - often described as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" - has alluded seaches by the KGB, Stasi and many others in the 63 years since it went missing.

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Danas je 9. mart - dan muskaraca u Srbiji

Tog 9. marta 1991. godine okupilo se na Trgu Slobode u Beogradu sve sto je bilo musko, srpsko i monarhisticko. Bio je to pokusaj da se obori diktatorski rezim i da se spreci rat i krvavi raspad drzave. Da je tog 9. marta pobedila demokratska i monarhisticka Srbija sve bi bilo drugacije i bolje. Neka je vecna slava junacima 9. marta koji su u medjuvremenu u raznim ratovima poginuli i neka nam se vrate oni koji su u rasejanju sirom sveta!!!

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Posted on 09 Mar 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Romanian Prince And Princess In Istanbul

ISTANBUL - Romanian Prince Radu and Princess Margareta attended opening of a photograph exhibition "Romanian Queen Marie in Istanbul" on Thursday in Istanbul.

The exhibition was organized by Dimitri Cantemir Romanian Culture Institute.

Prince Radu later delivered a speech titled "Queen Marie`s Portrait" in a symposium.

He said Queen Marie had paid a visit to Istanbul in 1928 shortly after demise of King Ferdinand.

The exhibition, including 39 photographs of the Queen, will remain open till March 14th.

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Posted on 08 Mar 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE'S INTERVIEW FOR "PRAVDA" DAILY, 1 March 2008

Serbs are tired of promises

- Serbs have gone through a very rough period: war, behind them is war, big crisis, the employment rate in the country that is still low, many have lost their loved ones... All that is behind them and has left deep scars. That is why my motive to help the Serbs is more than clear - said Crown Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic in an interview for Pravda daily.

How come a Greek woman, who married Alexander Karadjordjevic and became a Serbian Princess - has the need to do so much for the Serbian people?

-When I got attached to Alexander, I knew that I, at the same time, had made a commitment to his people as well. His destiny is to be always close to his people. That is his obligation, which he had made very clear both to me and to his sons. When war started in this region, he came to me and said: "I don't know what will happen to us, whether we will return to Serbia and what the future will have in store for us, but I know that my people need me now. That is why we must work as much as possible for the people during this conflict. If we ever return, I want to know that I am able to look them straight in the eyes and say that I have done everything in my power to help them". That was the most important thing to him - to help the people and to show them that he had not forgotten them.

How much were you influenced by your origin and upbringing?

- A lot. I have grown up in a family in which philanthropy was something like oxygen. To me, to my father and to my mother who raised me. Two months ago, my father, at the age of 92, was awarded by the Greek Government for his charitable activities. In Serbia there is a saying similar to the one - like father, like son. The philanthropists that my father and mother were, and that they still are, have taught me to breathe by helping others. Everyone in the world must know that charitable work is learned. And all lessons are the easiest to learn when one is young, and so one should not wait to grow up in order to learn to help others.

Serbia was touched by your reaction when little Dijana needed an urgent heart operation, that resulted in you bringing the world famous doctor Kalangos so that he could operate on her heart. Knowing you, I suppose that you, having heard of Dijana's case, picked up the phone and called Kalangos and said: "Doctor, I need you right here, right now"?

- You are right, it was just like that. Basically, on the Christmas day, when I visited the hospital in Tirsova Street and saw Dijana who had two or three weeks left to live, when I saw her mother sitting in the corner of the room, by the bed and crying, I felt like her mother. I didn't care about her last name, her origin, anything. And trust me, nothing would have prevented me from helping her. Nothing. Nobody. I called doctor Kalangos and told him: "Doctor, you are so far away, and I need you here". He then promised that he would come and help little Dijana in a few days. I was happy to hear that and I left for Italy with my husband. And then, one day, I got a call from the hospital in Tirsova Street. Doctor Ida Jovanovic told me then: "We know that the doctor will come to our clinic tomorrow to operate on little Dijana. But, I fear it will be too late. Either he will get here today, or he will have nobody to operate on". That terrified me and I told my husband that the visit to Italy was at that moment completely irrelevant to me, I called Kalangos and asked him: "Where are you?" He replied that he was abroad, operating. I asked him if any of his little patients were in a life threatening situation, and he said - none of them. "Well, doctor", I told him, "in Belgrade the life of little Dijana is at stake". Doctor Kalangos told me that he could come only with a private jet, and I told him: "Not to worry, the plane is on its way already". You know, when you take upon yourself the commitment to save someone's life, there is nothing more important. I called up my friends who own private airplanes and asked them “Have you ever been in a situation to save someone's life? If you have not, I will give you an opportunity to do it!“ One of them, secured the aircraft and within an hour doctor Kalangos was on his way to Belgrade, and landed soon after in our capital. I also called Dijana's mother and told her that I have made a promise to save her child, and that I am going to keep that promise.

How is Dijana doing today?

- Excellent. She was recently at our Palace, she had completely recovered, and today she does what all children do - she is living a normal and happy life of a normal, healthy child. This tells us that, if we wish to achieve something, we need to make a small extra effort, and to treat the people around us like our dearest ones. We are all God's children. Don't be indifferent. Do it, don’t think, just do it.

What does it mean to be a Princess in Serbia?

-It means that you have a huge chance and that you have to work very, very hard, and very much. God has blessed me with a position that I can do a lot, but had I not been raised the way I was raised by my parents - the title by itself would not have been enough. That is why I am grateful to my parents for the upbringing they gave me, to Alexander for bringing me here and to the Serbian people for giving me a chance to help them.

Do Serbs know how much you and the Crown Prince have done for your homeland so far?

- We are typical Serbs. When I say we, I mean the two of us. And when I say typical, I mean that we are not good in lobbying for ourselves. We both feel as parents in Serbia. And parents do not shout from the housetops about what they have done for their children. We devote every second of our time to helping Serbs have a more normal life, a better life. Every day, even now while we are talking, Alexander spends his time thinking how to bring more investors to Serbia, how to secure better jobs for the Serbs, how the youth - in which he rests all his hopes - can obtain good careers in their homeland…. You know, I have always loved him, and as time passes by, I love him truly even more, because I see how much he is working for this country and his people, not thinking about himself, not for a moment. I wish Serbs would get a chance to know him as well as I do, to see better what he has done for his homeland and the people in it.

How would you briefly describe him?

- He is a man of peace and good will. He does not have a single drop of bad blood within himself and the politicians of this country should see this. I know for a fact that many investors had come to Serbia only because of Crown Prince Alexander. I know, because I spoke to them personally. His contribution simply can not be measured. I know that we will work even more so that the people in this country can see that we are working in their interest.

You say that you will demonstrate with deeds, not words, the things that could be achieved?

- I think that people are tired of promises. They are especially tired of promises from abroad. This country has been misunderstood so many times. My husband works very hard to erase those stereotypes about Serbs, that bad image we have worldwide, that is haunting us. The classic example for that is the Kosovo story. The same moment Kosovo separated, the media worldwide have broadcast the old story as Serbs being the bad guys. You know, we are a strong nation, but we are also a nation that has been pressured a lot. Enough is enough. Enough! The world must know that Serbs are a nation just like any other in the world: a nation that deserves happiness, prosperity.

I know that the Crown Prince had very emotionally taken the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo. How did you take it?

- I still feel torn apart! It was as if someone had taken out my heart, or pulled out my arm, or some vital body part. How many times do we need to say that it is our Jerusalem? It is so hard for me that the world did not understand this.

You cannot take a thousand years away from us! Regardless of the fact who lives in Kosovo now, you cannot do it. Look, for example, at America - Florida, for instance! All but Americans live there. Serbs have been living in Kosovo for centuries. I could not believe that someone could be so cruel and pull out your heart. Both Alexander and I are shocked. We are very proud of all those young people who protested with dignity and peacefully at the rally. But, unfortunately, I heard almost nobody in the world speak about the peaceful demonstrations of hundreds of thousands of people - and not just the violence. These are double standards towards Serbs. Why? Why cannot we talk about these good things? Why do we always refer to Serbs as the bad guys? I am not involved into politics, I am just a humanitarian, but I think there has been enough of blackmail. This country cannot be constantly blackmailed for two men that have not been found and arrested. Iraq and Afghanistan have not been blackmailed. The world must let us build our democracy and economy. They can not push us down all the time. That will not bring any good. The carrot and stick principle has to stop. We must be treated like any other country.

A.B.

Helping women and children

- Since we have the largest percentage of cervical and breast cancer cases in Europe, at the Clinical Centre we shall be working on a programme to reduce these illnesses, in cooperation with the Sloan Kettering clinic from New York. The illnesses can be reduced simply by prevention - by medical check-ups.

Apart from that, we are also working on a programme to create a Bone Marrow Bank, that does not exist in Serbia, and is needed for treating leukemia and similar illnesses. We must also dedicate our attention to the paliative care in Serbia - people who have a fatal disease deserve a dignity until the very end. I am also working on a project regarding helping under age mothers. There is also a project that is not so much humanitarian as it is entrepreneurial: if women entrepreneurs in Serbia have a good idea but lack the finances, the organisation I cooperate with is there to help them. You know, women in this country are heroes and we must help them more than others. They are honest, with integrity, ideas. Perhaps among them a future leader of this country is to be found. .

A lot of work

- After the problems that Dijana had, I understood that one can not play with heart. If you must react, you must do so immediately. That is why in Geneva we are launching a charity project with doctor Kalangos so that we can build a Centre in Tirsova Street that would deal with those kinds of problems, and the doctors that will be operating in Belgrade will be trained by this expert in Switzerland. That will be the only Centre in the Balkans for the serious heart problems in children. The Government cannot send children abroad all the time for things like that. Simply, there is not enough money. This will be finished in the next several months.

We are always there for our people

At this moment, Kosovo is permanently on my mind. We will soon go there again and deliver a humanitarian donation and an ambulance vehicle. I want them to know that we shall never turn our backs on them, and that they will never be forgotten. The Karadjordjevics will always think of them and help them.

This woman of a big heart does not care too much if the media are following her every step.
She is always ahead. It is the only way she can help those who need help. It is the only way she can save lives.

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Posted on 05 Mar 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

INTERVJU PRESTOLONASLEDNIKA ALEKSANDRA II DNEVNOM LISTU "GLAS JAVNOSTI", 01.03.2008.

Njegovo kraljevsko visočanstvo Aleksandar Karađorđević
puna dva sata razgovarao sa predsednikom Rusije

Putin ima moć da uradi ono što naumi

Moskva želi da bude partner sa SAD i bitno je da postoji uzajamno poštovanje pošto je to u obostranom interesu. Mi moramo da postanemo članica EU i da u isto vreme zadržimo vrlo bliske odnose sa Rusijom

Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar Karađorđević mogao bi vrlo lako postati ključni čovek u ako ne „pomirenju“ ono bar približavanju stavova zvanične Rusije i britanskog Forin ofisa oko Kosova, tvrde naši dobro obavešteni izvori iz Moskve - bez obzira na to što to potomak kraljevske loze Karađorđevića javno ne potvrđuje.

Srpski kraljevski par je nedavno boravio u Moskvi i puna dva sata proveo u razgovoru sa predsednikom Putinom.

Da li ste u Moskvi bili u ulozi specijalnog izaslanika za rešavanje veoma teške političke situacije nakon proglašenja lažne države Kosova?

- U Moskvi smo bili zato što je mojoj supruzi uručena nagrada Međunarodne fondacije za jedinstvo pravoslavnih hrišćanskih naroda. Zahvaljujući tom veoma vrednom priznanju koje je uručio Njegova svetost patrijarh moskovski i cele Rusije Aleksej II, sreli smo se i sa predsednikom Putinom. Veoma sam ponosan na svoju suprugu i njen humanitarni rad i veoma cenim gest Rusije da na taj način oda priznanje njenom radu.

Šta je bila tema razgovora?

Imam odlične kontakte sa celim svetom i smatram da je sastanak sa predsednikom Putinom bio izuzetno uspešan. Predsednik Putin je šarmantan, sposoban i veoma pametan. Moja supruga i ja smo bili veoma dirnuti znanjem koje poseduje o našoj regiji. Razgovor je bio izuzetan, a glavna tema bilo je, svakako, Kosovo. Tom prilikom predsednik Putin je pokazao veliku brigu i saosećanje sa našim narodom na Kosovu.

PONOSAN NA PRETKE - OSLOBODIOCE KOSOVA

Mislite li da možete da pomognete da se pogledi Rusije i Britanije u pogledu Kosova i Metohije približe, s obzirom na to da su u ovom trenutku potpuno suprotni jedni drugima?

- Verujem u prijateljstvo sa svima i u obostrano poštovanje. Ja ne mogu predstavljati strane sile. Želim dobre odnose i razumevanje. Ne možemo živeti u ovom svetu bez prijatelja. Rekao sam da sam bio protiv nametnutih rešenja. Kosovo je blisko mome srcu i srcu svih Srba. Bolno je i veoma teško prihvatiti ono što se dogodilo. Ponosan sam što sam potomak kralja Petra I i kralja Aleksandra I koji su se borili u Kumanovu i oslobodili Kosovo 1912 godine.

IZBORNA JEDINICA - NAROD SRBIJE

Čiji Vam je stav najbliži u pogledu onoga šta treba učiniti da se razreši politička dilema - stav Koštunice, Nikolića ili Tadića?

- Ja nisam član nijedne političke stranke. Moja izborna jedinica je sjajni narod Srbije.

Da li je bilo bilo kakvih naročitih procena vezanih za situaciju nakon proglašenja bespravne države Kosova?

- Svesni ste stava i akcija koje preduzima Vlada Rusije po pitanju Kosova kao i o saradnji sa Vladom Srbije. Moram da kažem da je predsednik Putin pokazao dobru volju i brigu za naš narod, kao i uvažavanje svih ostalih.

Ko je inicirao vaš sastanak sa predsednikom Putinom?

- Do sastanka je došlo zahvaljujući inicijativi Njegove svetosti patrijarha moskovskog i cele Rusije Alekseja II. To je bio prvi put da sam sreo predsednika Putina. Sastanku su prisustvovali i Njegova svetost patrijarh moskovski i cele Rusije Aleksej II, zamenik premijera Medvedjeva i ministar spoljnih poslova Lavrov, što je na mene ostavilo poseban utisak. Poslednji put sam u Rusiji bio 2000. godine i mogu da primetim da je promena koju sam uočio velika zahvaljujući radu i zalaganju predsednika Putina i njegovih kolega. Bio sam takođe iznenađen i bliskim odnosom između Vlade Rusije i Ruske pravoslavne crkve.

Da li su vlasti u Beogradu znale za vaš sastanak u Kremlju?

- Dosta ljudi je znalo za moju posetu. Izuzetno sam srećan što su nam, zahvaljujući reputaciji moje supruge, otvorena vrata ka celom svetu. Moja supruga i ja duboko cenimo prijateljstva sa mnogim divnim ljudima uključujući predstavnike stranih država, političare, poslovne ljude i ugledne građane širom sveta. Oboje verujemo u održavanje bliskih odnosa sa svima.

Ima li Rusija moć i snagu da se bori i pobedi protiv nasilne politike SAD i njenih saveznika u Evropi?

- Ne postoji ništa lično u ovom pitanju. Moj odgovor je: Rusija ima volju, snagu i moć da uradi ono što naumi. Rusija takođe želi da bude partner sa Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama i bitno je da postoji uzajamno poštovanje, pošto je to u obostranom interesu. Važno je da SAD shvate predsednika Putina i želju da budu partneri.

Da li mislite da je sastanak sa predsednikom Putinom bio uspešan, kakvu ste poruku dobili iz kabineta prvog čoveka Rusije?

- Sastanak je bio vrlo uspešan i pozitivan tako da je potvrdio moje dobre utiske o predsedniku Putinu. Preporučio bih onima koji ne poznaju predsednika da preispitaju svoje mišljenje pošto je predsednik veoma uverljiva i šarmantna osoba. Predsednik je mnogo učinio za Rusiju i doneo joj je poštovanje. Važno je da postoji ravnoteža u svetu.

Da li je poruka bila upućena Britancima, pošto ste iz Moskve otputovali pravo u Englesku?

- Nikako, pošto smo moja supruga i ja u to vreme imali u Londonu davno prihvaćene obaveze. Da smo bili u Beogradu, leteli bismo iz Beograda.

Verujete li da mi možemo da pristupimo evropskoj porodici naroda kada oni otimaju 15 odsto naše teritorije, i na koji način to može da se dogodi?

- U potpunosti podržavam našu vladu i njihov izuzetno težak zadatak da pronađu rešenje ili kompromis za Kosovo. Šokiran sam kao i svako drugi, ali moram da ukažem da mi moramo da postanemo članica Evropske unije i da u isto vreme zadržimo vrlo bliske odnose sa Rusijom. Srbija ne može i ne sme da postane izolovano ostrvo u sred Evropske zajednice, pošto bi to bilo katastrofalno štetno za život našeg naroda u budućnosti. Nama je potrebna što hitnije profesionalna firma specijalizovana u lobiranju za Srbiju u zemljama Evropske zajednice i Americi. Do sada to nismo uradili kako treba, a to bi bio dobro utrošen novac od koga bi Srbija imala vrlo mnogo koristi. Uz to, mi moramo međusobno bolje sarađivati na zajedničkom interesu svih u Srbiji bez obzira na veroispovest i etničko poreklo. Moramo da nastavimo da radimo na demokratiji, ljudskim pravima i reformama tako da možemo da pokažemo da smo sposobni da rukovodimo sa dva miliona Albanaca uvažavajući u potpunosti ljudska prava. To je velika odgovornost.

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THE GREEK ROYAL FAMILY: A King's Story

In 2004, the UK network Channel 5 co-produced an intimate profile of King Constantine, which went on to win a finalist award at the New York International Film & TV festival.

The producers were given a unique opportunity to interview the former King at the royal family’s house in Hampstead as well as during an emotive visit to Tatoi, his former residence in Greece.

In the clip below, King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie share some of their memories of Tatoi and debate the issue of their residence’s confiscation by the government.

http://www.greekroyalfamily.gr/

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Posted on 02 Mar 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Hronologija Dinastije Karadjordjevic

http://www.royalfamily.org/timeline/timeline_srp.html

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Quotation

My grandfather was of peasant stock and I am prouder of that
than of my throne. Crowns are lost, but the pure blood of those
who have loved the earth does not die.
King Peter I of Serbia.

www.monarchy.net

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Posted on 01 Mar 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

Prince Harry in Taleban fighting

Prince Harry has been fighting the Taleban on the front line in Afghanistan, the MoD has confirmed.

Harry, 23, who is third in line to the throne, has spent the last 10 weeks serving in Helmand Province.

The prince joked about his nickname "the bullet magnet", but said: "I finally get the chance to do the soldiering that I want to do."

BBC

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Posted on 28 Feb 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

SAOPŠTENJE KRUNSKOG SAVETA POVODOM PROGLAŠAVANJA ALBANSKE DRŽAVE NA TLU SRBIJE

Sedamnaesti februar godine 2008. ostaće da živi u istoriji
kao dan sramote!

Tog dana Evropa je pogazila sopstveni obraz, osramotila
sopstvenu istoriju i pokazala da u svom organizmu nosi
virus sopstvene propasti! Tog dana Amerika se odrekla
Vašingtona, Linkolna i Vilsona.

Nismo poraženi samo mi Srbi, poražena je ideja o svetu
bez nasilja, o Evropi zajedništva, o društvu jednakosti,
zakona, prava i pravde!

Poražena je ideja demokratije! Poražena su opšte
prihvaćena pravila međunarodnog prava.

Ostvaren je, konačno, deo projekta Musolinija i Hitlera,
na tlu Srbije!

Za to ne treba da prebacujemo Albancima, nego
onima koji su ih podržali, priznali, huškali i finansirali!
Njima treba da odamo priznanje za istrajnost u mržnji
prema Srbima, za vernost ciljevima koje su nastojali
da ostvare u dva svetska rata koja su vodili i izgubili.

Svet je još jednom na tlu Srbije krenuo ka sunovratu. Ne
radujemo se saznanju da će sutra sudbinu Srbije i Srba, na
čijoj su nesreći tako poletno i složno radili, doživljavati u
svojoj kući, na svome ognjištu.

Kosovo ostaje naša istorija i sudbina, ali je njihova
budućnost!

Mi se danas stidimo zbog njih, ostavljajući im da se sutra
oni stide zbog sebe!

Molimo se Bogu pravde za život i zdravlje naših građana koji
žive na Kosovu i Metohiji.

Za sastav Krunskog saveta molimo Vas posetite sledeći link:

http://www.royalfamily.org/welcome/ccbios1_yu.htm

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CROWN PRINCE SHOCKED AND STUNNED ABOUT UNILATERAL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF KOSOVO

Belgrade, 17 February 2008 His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Alexander II issued a very strong statement today
about the illegal unilateral
declaration of independence of Kosovo.

His Royal Highness said:
I am deeply shocked and hurt and find it very painful to
accept what is happened. I was yesterday in Kosovo and
Metohija giving my support and love to our people.

Kosovo and Metohija is our soul, cradle of our civilisation and
religion. Today I feel the world is against our people and committing
a grave injustice. International law has been violated. It is not fair
what has happened. The Serbian people are profoundly hurt and
horrified to face the terrifying outlook in losing Kosovo and Metohija
the cradle and soul of our civilization.

I strongly appeal to the international community for their friendship
and understanding. I appeal to the international community to
immediately continue negotiations with our government and not to
abandon the Serbian people at this very critical time in our history.

Today the world has fallen in on us and I am very emotional about
this. I appeal for calm and unity in the face of adversity.

I appeal that the international community provide security and
protection at all times for the Serbian people throughout Kosovo and
Metohija. The Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija need once again
firm assurances at all times that their human rights be fully
respected. Assurance is needed once again from the international
community not only to provide security for the Serbian people in
Kosovo, but also once again to fully protect all religious shrines and
places of worship of the Serbian Orthodox Church. These religious
places of our Serbian Orthodox Church suffered dramatic obliteration
in the last ten years.

I appeal to that our people remain united. I appeal to the government
to continue working in unison, harmony and wisdom. This is the time
for unity and not division. We are stronger united.

This is the time to rally together and use all our faculties to
conquer the world to explain the illegal act that has been done to the
Serbian people.

We must not accept this shocking unilateral declaration. We must not
give up what is rightfully ours.

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Posted on 28 Feb 2008 by Vladimir Petrovic

The Constantian Society - THE AMERICAN MONARCHIST INFORMATION SERVICE

• The Constantian Society

P.O. Box 534, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545, USA.

E-mail: monarchy@put.com

http://www.put.com/~monarchy/

Secretary-General: John M. Kelleher
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Monarchs of the World in order of date of accession

http://www.put.com/~monarchy/monarchlist.html

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Heirs to the World's Thrones

http://www.put.com/~monarchy/heirlist.html

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Claimants to Non-Reigning Monarchies and Their Heirs

http://www.put.com/~monarchy/claimlist.html

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The Expense of Monarchy

http://www.put.com/~monarchy/expense.html

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The Expense of Presidencies

http://www.put.com/~monarchy/expense2.html

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Posted on 17 Sep 2007 by Vladimir Petrovic

THE ROLE OF THE MONARCH IN MODERN SOCIETY.

An Address To The Royal Commonwealth Society

From the programme, I can see that I have been listed to speak after everyone has eaten - and this somewhat reminds me of the story of a senator in ancient Rome who, having offended Emperor Nero, was thrown into the arena where hungry lions were waiting to devour anyone and anything which came within their reach.

The senator stepped forward and said something to the ferocious lions - and immediately they lay down and, despite the furious urging of the crowd, refused to attack.

Finally, Nero called for the Senator to be brought before him and demanded: “What is it that you told the lions?” To which the Senator replied: “I simply told them there would be speeches after the meal!”

It was just 52 years ago, in 1943, as the Third Reich was drawing to a close, that in London a group of concerned citizens gathered together as it became more and more apparent from the meetings between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill that the United States was not in favour of the return of the exiled monarchs of the Eastern European Nations which had been over-run by Nazi Germany.

The position taken by the United States was that these countries were to be used as bargaining tools - or rather, as history has proven, in acquiescence to the increasingly aggressive demands of Stalin who, once an enemy of the Allies, had entered the war against Germany in 1941.

These concerned citizens felt very strongly about the value of monarchy - most of the exiled Monarchs had sought refuge in Great Britain and many were, in fact, descendants of Queen Victoria - and after all, the Eastern European Monarchies invaded by Germany had already adopted - or had been steadily progressing towards - a stable system of constitutional monarchy.

The constitutional stability of these countries after the War seemed to be of no consequence in the greater scheme proposed by the Americans.

It was therefore felt that an organization needed to be established to support the principles enshrined in the monarchical system; and thus it was that the Monarchist League was established: to promote the concept that the stability and political impartiality inherent in a soundly-based monarchy will always secure for its people freedom from civil or military dictatorship and ensure a genuine concern for the welfare of the entire community.

It is interesting to note in this regard that the Constitution of the Republic of Germany - the drafting of which was greatly influenced by the American Government - still forbids and even makes it illegal to call for the restoration of the Monarchy!

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Sydney, October 1995
PHILIP BENWELL MBE

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Posted on 17 Sep 2007 by Vladimir Petrovic

GREAT WORD OF A TRUE MONARCHIST

I am a true servant of my King and country, not only as a dutiful subject but because I am a convinced monarchist, politically and intellectually. I mean by that, quite apart from myself and my relationship to my Bavarian and German fatherland, I believe monarchy to be the most successful form of government that the history of mankind has known.
Adolf von Harnier, on trial for treason, Germany 1938.

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Posted on 15 Sep 2007 by Vladimir Petrovic

Monarchical Government

Constitutional monarchy alone is capable of integrating the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government. The Crown's authority lends a universal legitimacy to the many particular decisions made by and at different levels of government. Constitutional monarchy allows the celebration of public social events, such as the marking of collective anniversaries and the bestowal of honours, to be free of the taint of partisan politics. In a world of rapid social change, where there is a price to be paid for uncertainty, be that price only economic, constitutional monarchy provides continuity, especially at time of political transition.

CANADIAN MONARCHIST ONLINE

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Posted on 15 Sep 2007 by Vladimir Petrovic

KAKO REPUBLIKA MOŽE BITI RELEVANTNA U SRBIJI???

KADA JE SRBIJA BILA REPUBLIKA, PRE POJAVE J.B.TITA???

KAKO REPUBLIKA MOŽE BITI RELEVANTNA KADA JE NA SILU, UZ POMOĆ KOMUNISTIČKE CRVENE ARMIJE, UVEDENA U SRBIJI???

KAKO REPUBLIKA MOŽE BITI RELEVANTNA AKO SE GOVORI O KONTINIUTETU SVE VREME, KONTINUITETU SA RAZBOJNIČKOM DRŽAVOM KOMUNISTA KOJI SU SILOM NAMETNULI REPUBLIKANSKI REŽIM U SRBIJI I DAN-DANAS GA SILOM ČUVAJU ,,KAO ZENICU OKA SVOGA,, - TEKOVINU ZLIKOVCA, ŠTETOČINE, USTAŠE, KOMINTERNINOG AGENTA, MASONČINE, UBICE, LOPOVČINE, UZURPATORA, VOĐE PARAVOJNIH KOMUNISTIČKIH FORMACIJA TOKOM DRUGOG SVETKOG RATA, ..., SAMOZVANOG MARŠALA, AUSTROUGARSKOG KAPLARICE J.B. TITA???

KAKO REPUBLIKANSKI NAČIN UREĐENjA DRŽAVE MOŽE BITI RELEVANTNAN I DANAS KADA NIJE SPROVEDEN REFERENDUM O NAČINU DRŽAVNOG UREĐENjA, VEĆ NEKA ĆORAVA KUTIJA KAO 1945. GODINE, OVAJ PUT POD MASKOM ZAŠTITE KOSMETA???

NE, GOSPODO I DRUGOVI REPUBLIKANCI, NIKADA VAŠA JADNA REPUBLIKA - BANANA DRŽAVA NEĆE BITI LEGITIMNA I LEGALNA DOK SE NAROD NEPOSREDNO ZA TO NE IZJASNI NA USTAVOTVORNOM REFERENDUMU GDE ĆE JASNO PISATI KO JE ZA REPUBLIKU TJ. TITA, A KO ZA KRALjEVINU, TJ. KRALjA ALEKSANDRA DRUGOG!!!

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Posted on 13 Aug 2007 by Vladimir Petrovic

KRUNA

Odgovornost za čuvanje simbola državnosti Srbije, Krune i Kraljevskih Insignija poverena je Istorijskom Muzeju Srbije u Beogradu. Međutim, ni posle 30 godina postojanja ovaj Muzej nema odgovarajuće prostorije gde bi građani i gosti Beograda mogli da vide simbole Srbije.

Kruna Petra I Karđorđevića je izrađena od gvožđa čime se ističe činjenica da su srpski kraljevi PRVI PODANICI DRŽAVE SRBIJE i da su deo naroda. Karađorđevići, kao i druga srpska dinastija Obrenovića, su potekli iz naroda i bili su uvek njegove sluge, deleći sudbinu svog naroda.

Srbija, posle pedeset godina, ponovo postaje demokratska zemlja. Zato svi treba da se setimo naše Krune koja je skrivena od očiju građana i gostiju Beograda u nekom podrumu i da zajedno STAVIMO KRUNU DEMOKRATIJI!

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Posted on 12 Jul 2007 by Vladimir Petrovic

Iz Kancelarije Prestolonaslednika Aleksandra

Postovani gospodine Petrovicu,

NJKV Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II nalozio mi je da Vam se zahvalim na lepim zeljama koje ste mu uputili povodom njegovog rodjendana.

Prestolonaslednik je dirnut ovim gestom paznje i prijateljstva i zeli Vam sve najbolje i puno uspeha u daljem radu.

Izvolite primiti srdacne pozdrave NJKV Prestolonaslednika Aleksandra i njegove porodice.

S postovanjem,

Aleksandar Memišević, Asistent izvršnog koordinatora
Kraljevski Dvor
Beograd 11040, Srbija
Tel: +381 11 306 4000
Fax: +381 11 306 4040
Posetite www.kraljevina.org

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Posted on 05 Jul 2007 by Vladimir Petrovic

WORLD MAP - The Crowned Nations of the Earth are shown in red

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Posted on 02 Jul 2007 by Vladimir Petrovic

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