Birthday of His Majesty Simeon II, King of Bulgaria

In the park of Vrana Palace on June 16, 2020 the 83rd birthday of His Majesty was celebrated with thanksgiving prayer served by Western and Central European Metropolitan Antinii and archpriest Nikolay Georgiev with the blessings of His Holiness Patriarch Neofit.
Present were Her Majesty Queen Margarita, former ministers and members of the parliament from NMSS, representatives of the society respecting the royal family and supporters of the monarchy idea.
The president of Union Club, Mr. Christo Kourteff and Mrs. Maria Konaktchieva from the French Institute were guests of the celebration that took place in a narrow circle.
In his congratulatory speech the bishop Antonii asked God to give health and benediction to the King and the whole king`s home the same way as the Bulgarian Orthodox Church mentions
them in every prayer.