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Guests of Plovdiv

Guests of Plovdiv

10/13/2005 11:48:36 AM

Their Royal Highnesses, Duke Henry and his wife, Duchess Maria Theresa, arrive on an official visit to the city of Plovdiv. They are expected to attend a meeting with the Plovdiv Mayor, Dr. Chomakov and the Municipality administration, to visit places of historic, cultural and architectural importance ? the ancient theatre in the Old town, The Balabanov House Museum, The ethnographic Museum, the all-the-year-round exhibition of Zlatyu Boyadzhiev. The delegation is also expected to visit the Bachkovo Monastery.

 

 

The photo above: The act of donation done by their Royal Highnesses in favor of tthree schools in the area devastated by the heavy flood this past summer ? the town of Elin Pelin. The three schools will have new desks for the students to work at within a month.

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