Presrentation of the votive crosses to its holders in the palace of the prestigious club La Società del Whist – Accademia Filarmonica in Turin, Italy. The Votive cross of the House of nobility of the CRC is a unique symbol of belonging and of the preservation of family and noble identity, heritage, and culture. There were first time they were awarded outisde of Croatia to full and honorary members of the CRC House of Nobility.

On September 26 in Turin, HRH Emaneuele Filiberto di Savoia was presented with a diploma, the Votive Cross of the House of Nobility, and membership in the Croatian Royal Council association, thereby becoming the second member of a European royal family to join our largest Croatian cultural organization dedicated to preserving Croatia's thousand-year-old cultural heritage.