The Head of the House of Romanoff met in Madrid with the Vice-Premier of the Government of the Russian Federation, S. E. Naryshkin, and with the head of the Federal Agency for Tourism, V. I. Strzhalkovskim, and visited the International Tourist Trade Fair

On 29 January 2008, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, met in her apartment in Madrid with the Vice-Premier of the Russian Government and the Head of Apparatus of the Russian Government, S. E. Naryshkin, and with the head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism, V. I. Strzhalkovskii, who were in the Spanish capital to conclude trade negotiations between Russia and Spain and to participate in the International Tourist Trade Fair (FITUR). The Director of Her Imperial Highness’s Chancellery, A. N. Zakatov, and the Master of Heraldry of the Chancellery, S. V. Dumin, also]articipated in the meeting. The Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna shared her impressions from her recent trips to Russia and Australia, expressed her thoughts on the strengthening of Russia’s international position, and she exchanged opinions with her guests about the development of economic and cultural ties with Spain. Her Imperial Highness expressed her support for the government of Russia’s efforts to strengthen domestic stability and to revive governmental and national traditions. The high-ranking visitors brought to the grand duchess an icon of her Heavenly protector, the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles St. Mary Magdalene, and Her Imperial Highness gave her guests copies of the book on the history of the dynasty, entitled By the Grace of God. The next day, on 30 January, by the personal invitation of S. E. Naryshkin and V. I. Strzhalkovskii, the Head of the Russian Imperial House visited the Russian stand at the International Tourist Trade Fair.