Lisbon, 6 February 2014. HRH Prince
Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Grand Master of the Sacred
Military Constantinian of St George was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the
Royal Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa at a ceremony held at
Lisbon Cathedral.
The investiture ceremony and mass was
presided over by the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal, His Beatitude Manuel III, Patriarch of Lisbon.
The
insignia and diploma were presented to the Duke of Castro by HRH Dom Duarte,
Duke of Braganca, Head of the Royal House of Portugal and Grand Master.
This
investiture marks another milestone in the warm and cordial relations between
both Royal Houses of Naples and Portugal. The late Prince Ferdinand, Duke of
Castro was a previous recipient of this Order.
Anthony
Bailey with HRH Prince Dom Afonso de Bragança.
The
Order was created by King John VI of Portugal in 1818 and is primarily bestowed
upon Heads of State and Royal Houses, members of the Portuguese nobility and on
Portuguese and foreign nationals in recognition of their services to the
Portuguese Royal House, the Catholic Church and to charitable endeavour in
Portugal and abroad.
Over
200 persons attended the ceremony and a formal luncheon was held before the
ceremony at the Turf Club hosted by TRH The Duke and Duchess of Braganza.
On
the eve of the investiture at the residence of the Delegate for Portugal of the
Constantinian Order, HE Baron Miguel Horta e Costa a dinner was held in honour
of HRH The Duke of Castro. Among those attending were TRH The Duke and Duchess
of Braganza, TRH Prince and Princess Charles-Philippe of Orléans, Duchess
Claudine of Cadaval, Diane de Polignac de Barros, HE Miguel de Polignac de
Barros, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the Portuguese Republic,
HE Mr Anthony Bailey, OBE, Grand Magistral Delegate for Inter-Religious
Relations of the Constantinian Order and former Lord Mayor of London Sir Gavyn
Arthur.
Shortly
before the ceremony the Duke of Castro and accompanying delegation called upon
the Apostolic Nuncio to the Portuguese Republic, HE Archbishop Rino Passigato
at the Apostolic Nunciature in Lisbon.
Fonte:
Centro de Estudos Ordens Dinásticas Portuguesas
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