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| The honor guard at the wedding in St. Petersburg was agreed |
| 2021-10-08 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] The presence of the guard of honor of servicemen at the wedding of Georgy Romanov and Victoria Bettarini in St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on October 1 was previously agreed with the military and sanctioned by the commander of the Western Military District. This was stated by the director of the office of the "House of Romanov" Alexander Zakatov. "With regard to the participation of the honor guard, a corresponding instruction was given by the commander of the troops of the Western Military District. The presence of the guard of honor did not violate any laws, norms, statutes and traditions," Zakatov said in an interview with Interfax. He is confident that the presence of the guard of honor at the private ceremony "showed the whole world that historical traditions are respected in Russia." According to Zakatov, Georgy Mikhailovich and the head of the "House of Romanovs" Maria Vladimirovna have been citizens of Russia since 1992 and "always show great respect for the state power of Russia and its Armed Forces." Let us remind you that an official investigation was launched in the Western Military District in connection with the participation of active military personnel in the wedding ceremony. Shoigu punished the military of the Western District for the incident with the wedding of the Romanovs [REGNUM] Officials of the Western Military District were brought to disciplinary responsibility after the military of this unit was sent to the wedding ceremony of a descendant of the Romanov dynasty as a guard of honor. As reported on October 6, citing a source in the Russian Ministry of Defense RIA Novosti, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu brought to disciplinary responsibility officials of the Western Military District, who made decisions "on the allocation of military personnel of the commandant's unit for a private event." It is specified that the event took place on October 1 at St. Isaac's Cathedral (St. Petersburg). In the Western Military District, an official investigation was conducted in connection with the incident, "as a result of which violations by individual officials of the requirements of the governing documents were established." |
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