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Crimean authorities to help Romanov House head move from Denmark to Crimea — official

Prince Dimitri told journalists that he wished to come to live in Crimea permanently upon his arrival at the Crimean airport of Simferopol
Prince Dimitri Romanov and Dmitry Polonsky Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS
Prince Dimitri Romanov and Dmitry Polonsky
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SIMFEROPOL, August 25 /TASS/. The Crimean authorities have promised to help Prince Dimitri Romanov, the oldest relative of last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, to move to live from Denmark to Crimea, Dmitry Polonsky, the vice-premier of the Crimean government, told TASS on Tuesday.

Prince Dimitri arrived in Crimea earlier on Tuesday for the first time since the peninsula’s reunification with Russia. Upon his arrival at Simferopol airport, Prince Dimitri told journalists that he wished to come to live in Crimea permanently.

"I would do that with great pleasure," Prince Dimitri told TASS. Of course, I need to ask my wife first. We should also think about what to do with our house in Denmark. We can sell it and come here. Naturally, I would be glad to move here as soon as possible," the prince stressed.

Prince Dimitri is travelling with his wife, Princess Theodora (Dorrit).

"I do not think there is going to be anything bad in it. A person will just return to his roots and will find himself in the best place on Earth at twilight age. If he really makes this decision, we will do everything we can to help him doing that," Polonsky who met Prince Dimitri at Simferopol airport said.

The peninsula’s authorities consider this visit to be symbolic.