Spectacular photos of the wedding of a descendant of the Czars in Putin’s Russia

Jorge Romanov He holds the title of Grand Duke, although in the Soviet Union tsars or any vestige of the monarchy are only in the history books. But a pompous marriage brought the Romanovs out of oblivion. 104 years since the murder of the last Russian tsar and his family.

In St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the most lavish Russian Orthodox temple in St. Petersburg, the wedding of Jorge Romanov with Rebecca Betttarini. The couple had already formalized the wedding on September 24, but it was the religious ceremony that closed two days of festivities. Russian high society, as well as other nobles like the Romanovs who lost their “thrones, kingdoms and crowns” but not their fortunes, participated in this ceremony. A social fact which, given the characters and the country, looks like a movie.

The last major royal wedding to take place in Russia was that of the Tsar and his German wife, Princess Alix of Hesse, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. It took place at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg on November 26, 1895. Other important Russian royal weddings were that of the Czar’s younger sister, Grand Duchess Olga, in 1901, and that of his younger brother, the Grand Duke Michel, in 1912. There were alliances of Fabergé, the surname of Peter Carl, the famous jeweler of the Tsars. He was even present at the ceremony and celebrations, her great-granddaughter Sarah Fabergé. In addition, a Chaumet tiara to enhance the splendor of the bride. And the banquet was led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Vladimir Putin.

This grand duke Jorge Romanov, is the only son of the Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia, and in turn is the third great-grandson of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. His current wife, Rebecca Bettarini, is the daughter of Carla Virginia Cacciatore and Italian diplomat Roberto Bettarini. Rebecca, in turn, director of the Imperial Russian Foundation, changed her name to Victoria Romanova by adopting the religious faith of her political family, the Russian Orthodox.

Jorge romanov He was born in Madrid on March 13, 1981; he lived between Spain and France and studied at Oxford. In 1992, that is to say at the age of 11, he visited the Soviet Union for the first time, but for several years he has lived in Moscow. There they publish specialized media, works on philanthropic projects. “It was the first place in Russia we returned to. It’s very, very close to the family. (…) The Orthodox spirit and the history of our country, traditions, culture: these were constant conversations at home. My grandfather always tried to keep in touch with certain Russians both in Russia and in France, to support charitable projects, ”Romanov told the Russian news site Fontanka.ru.