Reburial of Empress Marie Feodorovna: 23-28 September 2006

[BeatrixFan]

The chap was a diplomat, his first day in the job and quite possibly his last.

[Toledo]

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

The chap was a diplomat, his first day in the job and quite possibly his last.

Well, had President Putin assisted to the ceremony and had he been the one falling down...I can imagine all the omen related headlines!

[MargreteI]

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

The chap was a diplomat, his first day in the job and quite possibly his last.

Nah, things like this is taken lightly and with slight sign of amusement when things go wrong without any sinister intent.

The Foreign Minister Per Sig Rasmussen (K) quoted :

"It could have happend to all of us. The church was very crowded as we were pushed forward. No one looks down when moved forward in such a tight packed church. The grave was without fences and unfortunately he fell in. Lucky he was not hurt, but he must of course be shaken."

[bbb]

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

The chap was a diplomat, his first day in the job and quite possibly his last.

cracked me up!!! beatrixfan
gives his wife a good story when he needs to be brought down a peg. "oh yea, well i've never fallen into a crypt before buster" i think it was a danish fellow, poor guy had to ride back on a plane with all those jokes, he'll never live it down thats for sure.

[BeatrixFan]

But what a great story for the grandchildren; "Did I ever tell you about the time I fell in the grave of the Empress of Russia?". But hey, we've all done it.

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

But what a great story for the grandchildren; "Did I ever tell you about the time I fell in the grave of the Empress of Russia?". But hey, we've all done it.

Depends on how his career commences from this point onwards, I guess... BTW - what did you DO?

[Toledo]

Empress's reburial important for historical memory of Russia - Holy Synod
October 6, 2006, Interfax News

Quotes from the article:

...Moscow, October 6, Interfax - The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has expressed its gratitude to Queen of Denmark Margrethe II, members of the Danish royal family and Russian Culture and Mass Media Minister Alexander Sokolov for their contribution to efforts to rebury the ashes of Empress Maria Fyodorovna, mother of Russia's last Tsar Nicholas II, in St. Petersburg...

...The clergy described the reburial ceremony as "quite an important event in restoring the historical memory of Russian society" at a Synod session in Moscow on Friday...

[AdmiralSteven]

Originally Posted by Toledo

Russian reburial ends tragic chapter
(An interview transcript done by a reporter while the church ceremony was in progress, right above the headline are the audio links if you prefer to listen to the interview in real media or media player)
AM - Friday, 29 September , 2006 08:23:00
Reporter: Emma Griffiths
___EMMA GRIFFITHS: Yuri Dobrovolsky leads a group of about 150 nobles. But he says he has the backing of many ordinary Russians, too. Like 36-year-old Vladimir.
"That is what our country, our people need," he says. "They say this is the last royal burial. But I hope that it will happen again, that there will be another Russian monarch."
Many Russians believe that's the last thing they need. For them the reburial of the Empress is simply a political stunt. And even those who would rule in a new Russian monarchy, are hesitant to fight for it...

This is my first real post, so please don't beat me up too bad. I think that right now people may be a little hesitant to fight for it, but according to this story I found on another royalty site there is support for it. Here's a small quote from the article:

Over the last 10 years, the number of Russians supporting monarchist ideas has risen threefold. A September poll by the All-Russia Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) indicated that 19 percent of Russians agreed with restoring the monarchy, but only if an acceptable candidate can be found. Support is higher in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

. Here's the link to the full story: http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle...42dc81aa1.html

[Toledo]

Originally Posted by AdmiralSteven

This is my first real post, so please don't beat me up too bad. I think that right now people may be a little hesitant to fight for it, but according to this story I found on another royalty site there is support for it. Here's a small quote from the article:

. Here's the link to the full story: http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle...42dc81aa1.html

Welcome and thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I'm familiar with the interesting article you provided. The restoration process will either take some time to achieve or will be so fast it will take all of us by surprise. Whatever happens I hope is for the best of the people of Russia. But this Reburial seems to be an important key part of the process.
Time will tell, Admiral Steven, time will tell.
Thanks again.

[Benjamin]

Here is a very short Russian news clip about the reburial. The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark as well as Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna can be briefly seen.

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[chancellor]

There are many wonderfull photos of the re burial and associated happenings of the reburial on the Imperial Russian web site go to media and double click the photos

Stepan


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[queenofcelts]

Great link! thanks!

[chancellor]

Here is the very Rev Dr Michael Protopopov OAM JP saying payers over the Empress at the reburial, from Melbourne Australia. Fr Michaerl has just completed a landmark publication 2oo years of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia !
http://www.russianimperial.com.au/as...ages/FR_m1.jpg
http://www.russianimperial.com.au/as...FR_M/FR_m2.jpg
http://www.russianimperial.com.au/as...6/med_0031.jpg