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On April 7th, H.R.H. the Grand Master went to the Army Palace and was accompanied by H.E. Prince Don Francesco Ruspoli, Grand Chancellor and by Dr. Giampaolo Grazian, Secretary General, to meet General Carmine Masiello, Knight Grand Cross of Merit of the Order.
During the visit, they talked about different topics, including the commitment made by the Constantinian Order to support the Ukrainian population severely affected by 40 days of conflict, through some initiatives and donations, for exemple our fundraising.

On April 6th, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chief of Defence Staff, received the Duke of Castro for a lunch held at the Armed Forces Officers Club, in the presence of Dr. Giampaolo Grazian, Secretary General of the Order together with Admiral Luca Conti, Head of the General Office of the Chief of Defence Staff.
During the meeting, the various activities organized by the Constantinian Order in favour of the most needy people were described and most of the time these activities were carried out thanks to the prompt support of the Knights and Dames belonging to the Armed Forces.
At the end of the meeting, H.R.H. the Duke of Castro paid tribute to Admiral Cavo Dragone with the two editions of the volume “Chivalry Orders of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies”, while the Chief of Staff presented the Grand Master with a valuable volume on the Italian participation in the Great War.

On April 4th H.R.H. the Duke of Castro met H.E. Don Guglielmo de’ Giovanni Centelles, XIII Duke of Precacore, Knight Grand Cross of Grace of the Constantinian Order and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order Francesco I, who since June 19, 2021 has held the position of Bailiff of the Teutonic Order.
Doctor Eugenio Cecchini, Vicar Bailiff of the Order; Esq. Arnaudo Bonanni, and Father Angelo Maria Oddi (as well as Count Fabio Maximo Cassani Pironti).
During the meeting, the activities of each of the two Orders were presented and activities that could be carried out jointly were proposed.

Rome, April 4th, 2022 – H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, Head of the Royal House and Grand Master met His Eminence Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Protodeacon of the Holy Roman Church and Grand Prior of the Order.
During the visit, the Grand Prior said that he was very happy with the charitable initiatives that are being carried out in the different delegations and expressed his great gratitude for the fundraising that is being carried out in favour of the Ukrainian population in which all the Knights and Dames the Order participated. The meeting ended with the hope of an upcoming ceremony that could be presided by His Eminence the Grand Prior.

Rome, April 4th, 2022 – H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, Head of the Royal House and Grand Master was received by His Eminence Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almoner to His Holiness.
During the pleasant meeting, His Eminence thanked the Grand Master for the many donations carried out by the Order in favour of Apostolic Charity and expressed the hope that the current situation in Ukraine will end soon.

The same day H.R.H. the Duke of Castro visited His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Comastri, Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice of our Order, for a cordial courtesy meeting, during which the next initiatives in the presence of Archpriest Emeritus of Saint Peter were planned.