Dedinje Royal Compound

[2] The compound is owned by the Serbian state and since 2001 has been managed by the Kraljevski Dvor Fund under the direction of the Crown Prince Alexander.

It is today home to a pretender to the Serbian throne, Crown Prince Alexander, where he lives since his return to the country from exile in 2001.

"White Palace") was built from 1934 to 1937 with the private funds of King Alexander I and was the residence of Prince Regent Paul from 1934 to 1941.

King Alexander I used to reside in this house supervising the construction works at the compound, and it also served as the studying room for his three sons as well as the art studio of Queen Maria.

The compound is covered with parks of the English garden type, where the vegetation is allowed to grow naturally, whereas around the two palaces the French garden concept of park arrangement is applied, meaning that flowers, bushes and trees have neatly shaped forms and are planted in strictly geometrical order.