Prince Tomislav Karadjordjevic buried

Oplenac, July 17 - HRH Prince Tomislav Karadjordjevic, the second son of King Aleksandar I, was buried yesterday in the crypt of the St. George's Church at Oplenac. Apart from the members of the Royal Family Karadjordjevic, headed by HRH Crown Prince Aleksandar, numerous representatives of public and political life of Serbia and of the Republic of Srpska attended the funeral. Serbian Patriarch Pavle performed the funeral service, together with nine hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Mr Zoran Savic, representative of the Serbian Unity Congress, attended the funeral and placed a wreath from SUC on the tomb of HRH Prince Tomislav Karadjordjevic. SUC news photographer photographed the funeral. In conformity with a very strict protocol, at the moment of Prince's burial, one could not enter the Church at Oplenac except with a pass "Endowments of King Petar I". In the solemn funeral silence in Oplenac, the arrival of Crown Prince Aleksandar incited applauses and shouts: "We want the King!" After the funeral of Prince Tomislav, Royal Family members mixed with people, shaking hands and exchanging greetings.

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