(Translated from the French original)
On December 11, responding to the request of His Highness Prince Stephane Belosselsky-Belozersky, a descendant of the Rurikid dynasty and president of the Assembly of the Russian Nobility in France (ANRF), His Eminence Metropolitan John of Dubna presided over a pannikhida in memory of the parents of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia: Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna of Russia.
Present at the service were His Imperial Highness Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Romanovna.
At the end of the service, Metropolitan John, addressing the Imperial family, presented a plaque with a print of the coat of arms of the Romanovs dated 1896 in memory of the memory of their ancestors and stressed the importance of continuing the work of the dynasty.
After his speech, Bishop John awarded the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky to the Heir-Tsesarevich Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, the highest decoration of the Archbishopric of the Orthodox Churches of the Russian Tradition in Western Europe, as a reward for his support and loyalty to the Archdiocese. The Archbishop also awarded Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Romanovna the Medal of St. Mary of Paris (Sokbtsov), a high decoration of the Archdiocese of the Orthodox Churches of the Russian Tradition in Western Europe, as a reward for her charitable commitment.
In the evening, the Assembly of the Russian Nobility in France (ANRF) organized a charity dinner at the Yacht Club de France, for the benefit of the charities of the Imperial Foundation. The auction raised 40,000 euros, which will support the Foundation's many projects. In line with the charitable works that have always been set up on Daru Street, the ANRF and the Imperial Foundation will launch a joint charitable action near the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
The original announcement is available here.
