On the day of the enthronement of His Eminence k.k. Joanikije II, Metropolitan of Montenegro, Littoral, Zeta, Brda and Skenderija and Exarch of the Holy Throne of Pech to the Holy Throne of Saint Petar of Tsetinje in the Tsetinje Monastery, in the old Montenegrin Royal capital of Tsetinje, a festive lunch was prepared for the most distinguished guests, who had the unusual opportunity and honour to be invited and to witness this historical event.

Beside His Royal Highness Crown Prince Davit Bagration Muhranbatoni, Head of the Royal House of Georgia this festive lunch and celebration, which took place in the magnificent restaurant of the widely famous winery “Plantazhe”, Shipchanik, near Podgoritsa, was also attended by: His Holiness k.k. Porfirije, Archbishop of Pech, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovtsi and Serbian Patriarch; Archbishop of Qatar Macarios (Jerusalem Patriarchate), Metropolitan Amvrosie of Tver and Kashin (Russian Orthodox Church), Metropolitan Gavril of Lovech (Bulgarian Orthodox Church), Metropolitan Dimitrios of Gjirokastër (Albanian Orthodox Church), Archbishop Juraj of Michalovtse and of Koshitse (Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia), Metropolitan Marko of Berlin (Russian Orthodox Church Abroad), Metropolitan Antony of Boryspil and Brovary (Ukrainian Orthodox Church), Metropolitan Sergey of Ternopil and Kremenets (Ukrainian Orthodox Church), Bishop Varsanufie of Siemiatycze (Polish Orthodox Church), Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skoplje Jovan, Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar and Bosnia, Bishop Vasilije of Srem, Bishop Nikanor of Banat, Bishop Lukijan of Buda, Bishop Dositej of Britain and Scandinavia, Bishop Justin of Zhicha, Bishop Jovan of Shumadija, Bishop Fotije of Zvornik and Tuzla, Bishop Atanasije of Mileshevo, Bishop Grigorije of Düsseldorf and Germany, Bishop Teodosije of Rashka and Prizren, Bishop David of Krushevats, Bishop Jovan of Slavonia, Bishop Andrej of Austria and Switzerland, Bishop Sergije of Bihach and Petrovats, Bishop Arsenije of Nish, Bishop Kiril of Buenos Aires and South and Central America, Bishop Dimitrije of Zahumlje and Herzegovina, Bishop Isihije of Valjevo, Bishop Metodije of Diocletia and the Bishop-elect of Budimlje and Nikshich, Bishop Antonije of Moravitsa, Stefan of Remeziana, Bishop Jerotej of Toplitsa, Bishop Joakim of Polog and Kumanovo, Bishop Marko of Bregalnitsa, Bishop emeritus Georgije of Canada, Archimandrite Sava Bishop-elect of Marcha, Archimandrite Justin Bishop-elect of Hvosno, Archimandrite Methodius Hegumen of the Hilandar Monastery, Archimandrite Sava Hegumen of the Visoki Dechani Monastery, and numerous other clerics.

In addition to the mentoned above, this celebration was graced by: His Royal Highness Prince Filip Karadjordjevich of Serbia and Yugoslavia; Her Royal Highness Princess Danitsa Karadjordjevich of Serbia and Yugoslavia; His Excellency Prof. Dr. Zdravko Krivokapich, Prime Minister of Montenegro; Mr. Sergej Sekulovich, Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of Montenegro; Dr. Nenad Popovich, Minister of Innovation and Technological Development in the Government of Serbia; members of the diplomatic core from Serbia, Russia, Greece and other countries; Mr. Slaven Radunovich, Member of the Parliament of Montenegro, President of the Club of Deputies of the Democratic Front and Vice President of the political party New Serbian Democracy; Mr. Andrija Mandich, President of the New Serbian Democracy – one of the main ruling parties in Montenegro; Mr. Vladimir Djukanovich, Member of the Serbian Parliament and one of the leading functionaries of the Serbian Progressive Party, the ruling party in Serbia; Prof. Dr. Dragan Stanich, President of Matitsa Srpska, the oldest Serbian literary, cultural and scientific society; Mr. Dragan M. Davidovich, director of the Secretariat for Religions in the Government of Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Efendi Deputy Reis of The Islamic Community of Montenegro, as well as numerous other ministers, MPs, mayors and other dignitaries and officials from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries.

Among the mentioned high-ranking guests were also the members of the entourage of Their Highness Prince Davit and Princess Irina: Mr. Aleksandar O. Djurdjev, Vice-Rector of The Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of our Lord Jesus Christ in Serbia and Member of Parliament in the Parliament of the Serbian Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; Reverend Deacon Hadzi Nenad M. Jovanovich, Chaplain of The Georgian Royal Orders in Serbia; Mr. Goran Milenkovich, Assistant Minister for Rural Welfare – Sector for International Cooperation, European Integration and Projects in the Government of Serbia and Monsieur Henri Durand de Grossouvre, Knight Grand Commander of The Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of our Lord Jesus Christ and Mr. Aleksandar Zh. Protich, Knight of The Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of our Lord Jesus Christ.

On this occasion, His Highness had the opportunity to get to know better and to remain in cordial conversation with the Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, Metropolitan Joanikije, Prime Minister of Montenegro Mr. Krivokapich, representatives of the Group of Friendship with the Parliament of Georgia in the Parliament of Montenegro, as well as many other officials who all, without exception, showed great satisfaction and interest in His Royal Highness visit to fraternal Montenegro and expressed their wish for His Highness to come and visit it again in the nearest future possible.