А meeting was held between Their Imperial Highnesses and Lieutenant-General G. S. Poltavchenko, a representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal Military District

On 30 September 2002, a meeting was held between Their Imperial Highnesses and Lieutenant-General G. S. Poltavchenko, a representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal Military District. During the day, in honor of Their Imperial Highnesses, a luncheon was held by the leaders of the international company “Exima.”

On 1 October, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna visited the headquarters of the Moscow Military District (MMD), where She met with the Colonel-General I. I. Efremov, the commander of the MMD, and with other staff officers. Afterward, there was a luncheon in honor of Their Imperial Highnesses held by the Council of Knights of the Imperial Military Order of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker, just before which Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna had bestowed the insignia of the Order upon those who had been newly inducted into it. In the evening, Their Imperial Highnesses left for Madrid.