Prince Leka of Albania and Elia Zaharia, 8 October 2016

[maria-olivia]

The dinner , how funny a royal with a red Sash, The Crown Prince of Serbia never found his place.

Near the new weds an old lady in blue and blue hat . She said she was Queen Geraldine's Sister. is that possible ?

Marc 23, they were the first entering . It must be the President of Albania and his wife. Indeed she wears a small tiara.

 

[Al_bina]

Thanks for the photos and links!
I am surprised to see Prince Georg looking scruffy. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna did not look good in a kokoshnik-style headpiece. It is nice to see Prince and Princess Michael attending the event. I wonder if they were sent by the family. Princess Gloria's conservative ensemble and pearls looked lovely.

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent:https://twitter.com/royalblognl/status/784853761156055040

Prince Michael looked distinguished.

 

[Marc23]

Near the new weds an old lady in blue and blue hat . She said she was Queen Geraldine's Sister. is that possible ?

Well,according to genealogy sites,her sister is alive and is 99 years old,just 2 months shy of her 100th birthday.

Virginia Maria Margit Lucy Máriássy de Márkus et Batizfalva, born Countess Apponyi de Nagyapponyi.

http://keyframe.nava.hu/service/gallery/keyframe/2007/02/18/m2-5712/m2-5712-09154000.jpg

 

[Fürstin Taxis]

Virginia died just a month later after her sister in 2002

https://www.geni.com/people/Virginia-Apponyi-de-Nagy-Appony/6000000017863992120

Geraldines mother married in a second wedding Gontran Girault. With him she had Guy, Patricia and Sylviane (Mme Muselier). One of these two I think?

 

[Nico]

That's an impressive royal turnout for a somewhat obscure and forgotten royal family (even Bristish royals, who knew ?).

 

[LadyRohan]

Only few woman wearing tiaras.

Princess Michael of Kent, Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, Crown Princess Margareta of Romania, Duchess of Castro(it looks like that), Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis and maybe,I don't see well, Princess Gabriella of Savoy.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CuRdXkvXEAAKXa9.jpg:large

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I can't see if Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis wears tiara.

Besides Crown Princess Margareta, who struck a very regal and dignified look throughout the events, the one that impressed me the most in her emsemble, age and all taken into consideration, is the Empress of Iran, who looks stunning in her layered and inspired dress.
I do agree with those who said the event lacked maybe a certain something, but considering Albanias economic and political woes, I thought the example set by the Prince were exemplary. An attractive wedding that didn't get too grand, a good example of regnal style that would benefit Albania in many ways, with a return to the monarchy under the young heir and his new wife.

 

[Blog Real]

You can see both of them standing in the first row in group picture taken this evening.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CuRdXkvXEAAKXa9.jpg:large

The Dukes of Braganza, were not present at the gala dinner?

 

[Al_bina]

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I can't see if Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis wears tiara.

Lalla Meryem's second caftan is much better than the first one. It is unfortunate that we can not see a closeup photo of Princess Gloria wearing a tiara.

 

[Ceallach]

This wedding missed a wedding planner.
No religious Wedding ?
The civil wedding took 15 minutes and was the best day of the Lord major of Tirana.
Blauw Bloed wrote that Queen Sophia and Empress Farah waited patiently a long time before the wedding started and did not attend the dinner.
We will see this evening.
Princess Lea did attend with her Friend.

In the video besides the mayor officiating there are clergy on the side from multiple denominations that all speak. They said in advance it would be multi denominational.

 

[IloveCP]

Royal Wedding Jewels: Albania's Pretender Weds in Tirana | The Court Jeweller

Awful tiara and I think the gown is too much.

 

[Katrianna]

The sapphire and diamond small Ram's Head tiara is the only piece left as the floral and diamond Ram's Head tiara was sold at auction in April of this year. My opinion, the bride wearing the small tiara was a lovely tribute to her husband's family and to the Albanian people, even if the people didn't really care. My personal like was the diamond floral, but the small tiara has grown on me, but make no mistake, it's a hard tiara to wear, the right hairstyle is critical.
I think it was a lovely little wedding and am impressed by the guests invited and present. I have to remember that this isn't the major European Royalty weddings that we've been used to for many years. The couple belong to a Royal Family that has not ruled for eons so we can't expect the pageantry we usually see.

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

Royal Wedding Jewels: Albania's Pretender Weds in Tirana | The Court Jeweller

Awful tiara and I think the own is too much.

I like the diadem from a distance but the goat or ram, what is it, is a bit scary.

 

[iceflower]

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An additional gallery:


** pm: Albanie : le beau mariage du prince Leka II et de l'actrice Elia Zaharia **

 

[Marc23]

Lalla Meryem's second caftan is much better than the first one. It is unfortunate that we can see a closeup photo of Princess Gloria wearing a tiara.

If you take a look at the second picture,I think that Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis is also wearing a tiara.

She is standing in the same row as Princess Gloria,just right to the end of the picture.

 

[Marc23]

Who is this?

http://www.revistaclass.al/media/2016/10/08/f84d284b6311f019ac2ecb215e9c4171.jpg

Anyone?

 

[Stefan]

Who is this?

http://www.revistaclass.al/media/2016/10/08/f84d284b6311f019ac2ecb215e9c4171.jpg

Anyone?

Prince Gundakar and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, née Princess of France with their daughter. Btw could her tiara be the diamond haircomb tiara from the late Countess of Paris? it ws inherited by the presente Comte and worn by his second wife as choker a few times.

 

[Marc23]

The Dukes of Braganza, were not present at the gala dinner?

They were:

[DNF] Fotoarchief Denieuwsfoto

 

[Marc23]

WHO ARE THEY?

http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Oct2016/PPE161008132.jpg


http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=191824&zoektype=2&search=08-10-2016 Galadiner

Anyone?

 

[An Ard Ri]

Funny to see Princess Léa of Belgium without any orders,perhaps she was never given any?

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

Funny to see Princess Léa of Belgium without any orders,perhaps she was never given any?

None of the children from the second marriage of King Léopold III have received an Order. They are not enlisted in the Leopoldsorde/Ordre de Léopold or the Kroonorde/Ordre de la couronne. As Prince Alexander, Princess Marie-Christine and Princess Marie-Esméralda never were part of official representations, they also never received a foreign decoration.

 

[Fürstin Taxis]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLVxpKhglMi/?taken-by=elisabethtnt

Elisabeth and Gloria

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLVvgsTjHYs/?taken-by=jeanchristophelaizeau

Overall a charming wedding. I think they will release some official photos the next days.

 

[Al_bina]

Princess Gloria's tiara was rather small. I thought she had grander tiaras. The pearls were magnificent though.

 

[duke of poliganc]

i crossed my fingers for the sapphire or the emeralds but she let me down with that small tiara almost a brooch .

 

[Marc23]

Princess Gloria's tiara was rather small. I thought she had grander tiaras. The pearls were magnificent though.

She has. She and her daughters were wearing them in this year's Vanity Fair edition.

http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2015/12/princess-gloria-von-thurn-und-taxis-book-interview

Probably those bigger tiaras cause headache and Princess maybe wanted to fit into White tie and avoid headache by using smaller tiara.

 

[maria-olivia]

For the Dinner , We saw the main table and they were other tables in another Room.
The sitting at the main table was a chaos...specially for the Crown Princes of Serbia
The dress code white tie for the Royals and others was a problem .
At the table of the Crown Princesses was the half Sister of Queen Geraldine.
She wore a blue dress and a hat.

 

[Tilia C.]

Prince Gundakar and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, née Princess of France with their daughter. Btw could her tiara be the diamond haircomb tiara from the late Countess of Paris? it ws inherited by the presente Comte and worn by his second wife as choker a few times.

Wasn't that haircomb severely changed? They had exchanged the central diamond for an emerald and cut of parts of the jewel at both sides. I can't imagine that this is the old french haircomb.

At the Württemberg-Wied pre-wedding the Princess wore a tiara with three opaque green stones. The tiara outline seems identical to me, so I think it might be that tiara.

 

[Al_bina]

She has. She and her daughters were wearing them in this year's Vanity Fair edition.

How a Jet-Setting Socialite Saved One of Europe’s Most Stunning Castle | Vanity Fair

Probably those bigger tiaras cause headache and Princess maybe wanted to fit into White tie and avoid headache by using smaller tiara.

You do have a point about a bigger tiara and possible headaches.

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

That's an impressive royal turnout for a somewhat obscure and forgotten royal family (even Bristish royals, who knew ?).

I can imagine that Prince and Princess Michael were there because of Prince Michael's interest in Russia, as I noticed that there were a couple of Russian guests at Leka and Elia's wedding too. Therefore they were most likely there for personal reasons rather than official reasons, because, like you said, this is a non-reigning wedding.

 

[carlota]

although like i said before, i did not think much of either one of elia's wedding dresses, i have to say that the first dress actually improved a bit when i saw elia 'repeating it' for the wedding banquet later on in the day with her hair down. i don't know what it was exactly that made the difference (the hairdo, the lack of veil... or possibly the fact that the re were fewer pictures ) but i think it looked a lot better at this second appearance than it did in the actual ceremony. the silhouette reminded me slightly of kate's wedding dress, with the tight waistline, petite bodice and the large skirt. needless to say however, i very much preferred kate's: the fact that kate's was made by a world-renowned fashion designer, as opposed to one having a penchant for showing too much skin off with her models probably has something to do with that.

 

[Marc23]

I can imagine that Prince and Princess Michael were there because of Prince Michael's interest in Russia, as I noticed that there were a couple of Russian guests at Leka and Elia's wedding too. Therefore they were most likely there for personal reasons rather than official reasons, because, like you said, this is a non-reigning wedding.

Prince Leka was living in Britain while attending Royal Academy in Sandhurst, so maybe during this time he became acquainted with some British royals and nobles (Lady Victoria Hervey).