FROM THE HEAD OF THE IMPERIAL HOUSE OF RUSSIA

To President Vladimir Putin

Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich,

I and my son, Grand Duke George, extend our congratulations to you on your reelection as President of the Russian Federation.

We wish you good health, many years, and God’s blessing in fulfilling the heavy burdens of the office to which you have been elected.

May the Lord send you wisdom and the strength to preserve those things that assure the prosperity and glory of today’s Russia, to find the right solutions to improve the living conditions of our countrymen, alleviate suffering and overcome difficulties, guarantee our nation’s internal peace and international security, and ensure the continuity of our historical traditions, even as we necessarily adapt them to modern times.

[The original is signed in Her Imperial Highness’s own hand:]

MARIA

Madrid, 6/19 March 2018