H.I.H. The Heir-Tsesarevich and Grand Duke George in Moscow for Holy Week

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On April 21, 2019, on the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), Grand Duke George Mikhailovich attended divine services, and later attended a reception held by the secular magazine Tatler at the Bolshoi restaurant, during which the Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich met Russian cultural figures and members of the public.

The heir to the Head of the Russian Imperial House communicated warmly with all those present, and shared with them his impressions of visiting his Homeland. He discussed social issues and cultural activities and promoted the idea of development of cooperation in the fields of charity, philanthropy, and preservation of historical heritage.

Producer Yana Rudkovskaya gave His Imperial Highness a gift from her husband, Yevgeny Plushenko - 26 lifetime photos of the Imperial Family. The Tsesarevich was very touched by this gift presented to him on the day of the commemoration of the memory of his August Grandfather H.I.H. the Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, who headed the Russian Imperial House from 1938 until his death on April 21, 1992.

His Imperial Highness thanked the Chief Editor of Tatler magazine K. Solovyov, the organizers of the reception and all those gathered, congratulated them on the Holiday and wished them health, joy and creative success.

On Great Wednesday and Holy Thursday of Passion Week, Tsesarevich George Mikhailovich attended Divine services in churches near Moscow.

April 24, 2019, on Great Wednesday, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich visited the Transfiguration Monastery of the Holy Danilov Monastery in the Serpukhov District of the Moscow Region, where he prayed at the Divine Services in the home church of St. Spyridon Trimifuntsky.

On the morning of April 25, Great Thursday, the Grand Duke prayed for Divine Liturgy in the church of St. Basil the Great at the school of the same name in the village of Zaytsevo in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region, will be reported on the official page of the Russian Imperial House on the social network Facebook .

Earlier on the same page it was reported that a meeting of Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich with cultural figures and public representatives of Russia was held on the evening of Palm Sunday.