Remains of Yugoslavia’s former king returned to Serbia from Libertyville

Michael Holtz, Chicago Tribune reporter – 25/1/13

Laid to rest in north suburban Libertyville more than 40 years ago, King Peter II of Yugoslavia long had the distinction of being the only European monarch buried on U.S. soil. Now he has the distinction of being the only European monarch disinterred from U.S. soil.

In a ceremony fit for, well, a king, the remains of the exiled leader arrived Tuesday in Belgrade, Serbia, where they were greeted by Serbian state and church leaders and the king’s son, Crown Prince Alexander, who had years ago requested the transfer of his father’s body.

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