Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia again sent letters to Boris Tadic, President of Serbia and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, with a renewed request that the earthly remains of members of the royal family be reburied in Serbia.
The request is for the remains of King Peter II of Yugoslavia (father of Crown Prince Alexander II and the last KIng of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia), Queen Maria of Yugoslavia (wife of HM King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and grandmother of the Crown Prince) Alexander II), Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia (wife of King Peter II and mother of Alexander II), Prince Andrej (youngest brother of King Peter II), Prince Paul (Regent of the Kingdom), Princess Olga (wife of Prince Paul) and their son Prince Nicholas to be buried with highest state tributes in the Crypt of St. George Church in Oplenac.
Another letter was sent to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, asking for his blessing. Crown Prince Alexander II emphasized in his letter to state officials:
“I am not addressing you as a son, a grandson or a relative of the deceased, but I am addressing you as a Serb in Serbia. The personalities of their ranks should not be transferred and buried because of family piety, but should be escorted with official state tributes as a gesture of historical respect, reconciliation and understanding. It is an act of historic importance, and as such should be responsibility of highest elected officials in the State.”