On Thursday, August 5, 2021, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini went to the City Hall of Moscow to finalize the administrative procedure of Civil Marriage by signing their banns. "In a month, we can get married civilly," explains the bride-to-be.
Histoires Royales revealed that the son of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia and Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia will marry the daughter of Italian Ambassador Roberto Bettarini on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Moscow City Hall, one week before their religious wedding at St. Isaac's Cathedral in Petersburg.
In the photograph, the bride and groom sign their wedding banns. (Photo: Instagram / rebecca_bettarini)
"The day will be followed by a party," says Victoria Romanovna. The location of the Civil reception is not yet known. The witnesses of the civil marriage "will be among close Russian friends" as well as others close to the Chancellery of the Imperial Household.