Chancellery
The Chancellery of the Ukrainian Royal Family was formed on 11 November 2019 by the Decree No 2019002: On the Chancellor of the Ukrainian Royal Family. The Chancellery is an institution that performs the clerical and organizational work of the Ukrainian Royal Family and carries out the directives of the Head of the Royal Family.
His Illustriousness Jaroslav Hennadijevych, Count Smiljans'kyj
Chancellor of the Ukrainian Royal Family since 2019.
The goal of the activities of the Chancellery is to assist the integration of the Ukrainian Royal Family into the social life of Ukraine and help in administrational tasks.
In order to achieve this goal, the Chancellery fulfills the following basic tasks: serving as a link between the Head of the Family with governmental institutions; with religious, social, political, philanthropic, and other organizations; with mass media and with private individuals; facilitating the charitable works of the Ukrainian Royal Family; participating in activities supporting civil, religious, and national harmony in Ukrainian society; aiding the reconstruction of Ukraine on the basis of its historical traditions; and encouraging patriotic sentiments.
To fulfill these goals and to meet these tasks, the Chancellery engages in the following fundamental activities:
- organizes an office to conduct business related to the social, charitable and other activities of the Ukrainian Royal Family;
- in the name of the Head of the Ukrainian Royal Family, establishes and supports contacts with governmental institutions; and with religious, social-political, charitable, and other organizations through the mass media and private individuals;
- supports research into the history and legal foundations of the Ukrainian Royal Family and its contribution to the history of Ukraine;
- gathers and compiles information on the relations between Ukrainian society and the Ukrainian Royal Family and its activities in Ukraine and abroad; conducts interviews; and offers commentaries on all publications that appear on relevant topics;
- distributes information on the life and activities of the Ukrainian Royal Family, publishes statements, decrees, and other announcements issued by the Head and other Members of the Ukrainian Royal Family;
- prepares the formal documentation for all honours that the Head of the Ukrainian Royal Family may be pleased to award;
- hosts social and cultural events (in the form of academic conferences, lectures, panel discussions, expositions, exhibits, etc.);
- supports print publications (periodicals, books, brochures, collections, calendars, and other publications).