Marsel
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When Maria Vladimirovna visited Belarus in July, she was given a welcome well worth pretender to the Russian Throne and Head of the House of Romanov. You can read the details here and here.
However, more than 3 months after the visit, the Belarusian authorities (mainly, the administration of the Gomel region which she visited first) are still having problems connected with it. Apparently, the press, members of the Government and most Belarusian were not impressed by the lavish welcome Maria Vladimirovna received. In response to concerns raised by some Belarusians, an inquiry was made to understand just why Maria Vladimirovna was invited in the first place (her official spokesman had said that the visit was initiated by a personal invitation of the Belarusian Government and Gomel administration). The official response reads: “... Romanova M.V. has not been invited in any way. Her visit to Gomel was organized by Russian Fund “Our Heritage. As such, her visit was not an official but strictly private one”.
Russian-speaking members can read more in this article.
If it wasn't an official visit, why did they go through all that trouble of 'kissing hands', bowing and all other protocol stuff, not to mention the expenses connected with her security arrangements, stay and banquet in her honour?![Ermm :ermm: :ermm:](https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/images/smilies/ermm.gif)
However, more than 3 months after the visit, the Belarusian authorities (mainly, the administration of the Gomel region which she visited first) are still having problems connected with it. Apparently, the press, members of the Government and most Belarusian were not impressed by the lavish welcome Maria Vladimirovna received. In response to concerns raised by some Belarusians, an inquiry was made to understand just why Maria Vladimirovna was invited in the first place (her official spokesman had said that the visit was initiated by a personal invitation of the Belarusian Government and Gomel administration). The official response reads: “... Romanova M.V. has not been invited in any way. Her visit to Gomel was organized by Russian Fund “Our Heritage. As such, her visit was not an official but strictly private one”.
Russian-speaking members can read more in this article.
If it wasn't an official visit, why did they go through all that trouble of 'kissing hands', bowing and all other protocol stuff, not to mention the expenses connected with her security arrangements, stay and banquet in her honour?
![Ermm :ermm: :ermm:](https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/images/smilies/ermm.gif)