The Editorial Board of The Diplomatic Bulletin of Serbia has awarded Crown Princess Katherine with “Nadezda Petrovic” – the Medal of Honour in the field of Humanitarian Work, on the occasion of International Women’s Day and the first edition of the magazine.
Due to obligations abroad, Crown Princess Katherine could not attend the ceremony in person, but she sent a letter that was read at the event, in which Her Royal Highness stated: “It is truly a great honour to receive this medal, and I need to say that this is not a recognition only for my work, but also for all the efforts and support of all those wonderful people who have been, for so many years, supporting my wish to help all those who are in need. It would be impossible without their help to bring happiness to hearts and smiles to the faces of all those people whose lives were touched and changed for the better by their generosity and selfless help”.
The Crown Princess continued: “It has been 30 years ago since my husband and I gave our first donation for the people of Serbia, and I am especially happy that it was for the Children’s Clinic Tirsova. Because helping the children, who are our future and the true treasure of our world, bringing smiles to their faces and comfort to their parents is the greatest prize. I am also very proud because it was for the hospital that was founded by my husband’s grandmother, Queen Maria, who was a great humanitarian and true inspiration to us trying to make a difference”.
Medals were given to laureates in five categories: Princess Milica Medal, for a breakthrough in diplomacy, Isidora Sekulic Medal, for excellence, Mileva Maric Einstein medal, for a breakthrough in science, Milunka Savic Medal, for courage and bravery, Nadezda Petrovic Medal, for art and humanitarian work, and Radmila Bunusevac Dedinac Medal, for investigative journalism.
In 1993, Crown Princess Katherine founded the Lifeline Humanitarian Organisation, which currently has offices in Chicago, New York, Toronto, London and Athens. This organisation, together with the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation, works to collect money for medical equipment that has been delivered to numerous hospitals in Serbia.
