Royal Family Of Albania

[Biri]

Finally! It's nearly two years since they are engaged.

[anele14]

Wou...thnx...finally

[Cory]

Any official Statement from the Royal Family regarding the marriage?

[Ruhije]

Originally Posted by Cory

Any official Statement from the Royal Family regarding the marriage?

The couple said they both want a long engagement, that was 2010-11, and then when King Leka I died, they have had that to deal with on top of Prince Leka's political career and many Monarcho-Royalist political changes and duties.

[Cory]

Emisioni: Opinion | Tema: PRINC LEKA DHE ELIA ZAHARIA | Data: 11-01-2012 - YouTube

[Ruhije]

HRH Crown Prince Leka II Zogu and his fiancee Miss Elia Zaharia are in New York visiting Albanian American communities and groups, and attending cultural events. Today the couple visited Manhatten.

[Cory]

Any photos of these events?

[Benjamin]

Prince Leka and his fiancee Elia Zaharia announced last month that their wedding will take place next year.

Shqiptarja.com - Princ Leka dhe Princesha Elia: Do bëjmë dasëm të madhe në Shqipëri e Kosovë

[Biri]

They are definitely not in a hurry!

[Ruhije]

Originally Posted by Biri

They are definitely not in a hurry!

Several reasons for this, including the death and funeral of King Leka I, and Prince Leka's new committments and meetings around the world with Albanian political and monarchist organizations, and also Elia Zaharia's drama and acting committments and studies in Paris.

[Ruhije]

HRH Prince Leka II Zogu, and his fiancee Elia Zaharia, had a very successful and enjoyable visit to America earlier this month, visiting Manhatten, New York City, and other places too. They met American hosts, and many ex-pat emigre Albanian-American communities, and the Royal couple were popularly received and are an incredibly positive asset to Albania both at home and as ambassadors for Albania and the Royal dynasty when travelling abroad.

[Cory]

Any link about this event?

[Ruhije]

Originally Posted by Cory

Any link about this event?

Unfortunately no, i've only seen a few personal photos from people who were there, and not on any official sites or links sorry.
But i would think there must be some official pics on some organisations websites, as the couple visited various American-Albanian emigre communities, and also some Jewish immigrant organisation too.

[Ruhije]

Originally Posted by Cory

Any link about this event?

An update on the Albanian Royal couple's visit to USA in May.
I've just found out from a friend and Zogu relative, that there should be a link on Facebook or other intnet search to -

Pan Albanian Federation of America, VATRA (NY).

HRH Crown Prince Leka II Zogu visited this organisation, among many others, in New York, and others elsewhere in USA, and there were photos taken and published of this event.

[Ruhije]

HRH Crown Prince Leka II Zogu was in Geneva 19th-21st May to receive from The Royal House of Savoy, the 1572 l'Ordre des Saints Maurice et Lazare -
THE ORDER SAINT MAURICE AND LAZARUS.

Representing the Royal House of Savoy and Italy were HRH Prince Vittorio Emmanele, Prince of Naples, and HRH Prince Emmanuel Philibert de Savoy.

HRH Prince Leka II Zogu was awarded as KNIGHT GRAND CROSS of The Order of St.Maurice & Lazarus.
This prestigious ceremony was attended by other members of the Royal House of Savoy and Italy, many other Knights of The Order of Saint Maurice and Lazarus, Albanian dignitaries of the Royal House of Zogu, and other honoury invited guests.

[Ruhije]

The plans to move the graves and remains of HM king Zog and his family from France to Albania in 2012-13 are still intended and under organisation and negotiation with HRH Crown Prince Leka II zogu and the Albanian Government.
These plans would include all the graves of the Royal House of Zogu who died and were buried in exile in France at Thaias Cemetery, Orly, near Paris.
They include HM King Zog (1961), HH Princess Adile Doshishti Zogu (1966), HH Princess Senije Abid Zogu (1969), HH Princess Myzejen Zogu (1969), HH Princess Maxhide Zogu (1969), Commandant (Major) Salih Agolli-Doshishti (1983), HH Prince Tati Essad Kryeziu, Prince of Kosovo (1993).

Also buried at Thaias Cemetery, Orly (Paris), are many of King Zog's Ministers, Officers, and Court Officials in exile.

King Zog's other two sister's both died and are buried in Cairo, Egypt - HH Princess Ruhije Zogu (1948), HH Princess Nafije Kryeziu Zogu (1955).

Other extended family and relatives of The Royal House of Zogu, and descendants of The Zogolli family, are buried in France, Turkey, England, USA, and in Albania.

[principessa]

Is it only to me, or are the Albanian royals not close to other royal families? I cannot remember having seen pictures of them with royal families of other countries.

[Ruhije]

Originally Posted by principessa

Is it only to me, or are the Albanian royals not close to other royal families? I cannot remember having seen pictures of them with royal families of other countries.

Yes the Albanian Royal family are friends and close with other Royals, particularly the Bulgarian, Italian, and Spanish Royals.

The main reason why many people don't associate the Albanian Royal family with other Royal families is that originally as the only Muslim Royal family in Europe, and with the Albanian Monarchy being relatively new (1928) they are not historically connected by marriage with other European Royal families.

However, through Queen Geraldine the family are related to many Hungarian and Austrian aristocratic and noble families, like the Counts Apponyi Nagy-Appony, Sztaray, Seherr-Thoss, Strachwitz, Karolyi Nagy-Karoly, Barons Inkey de Pallin.

Through the marriage of King Zog's sister, Princess Senije Zogu, to Prince Sherzade Mehmed Abid Osmani of Turkey (son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II), the Albanian Royal family are related to the Osmanoglu Turkish Royal family.

Also through the Albanian-Turkish General Ziya Pasha Zogolli branch of the Zogu family they have made marriages with Ottoman Turkish aristocratic Pashas and Beys families in Turkey.

Outside of dynastic marriages, the Albanian Royal family are friends and connected with the Spanish Royal family from King Leka's, and Queen Geraldine's, time living in Spain with diplomatic status from 1961.
They also maintained their friendship with the Bulgarian Royal family, also in Spain at this time too 1960's-70's.

From King Zog's time in exile with his family in Egypt 1946-1955, under the invitation and political recognition of King Farouk, the Zogu family became close to the Egyptian Royal family, as well as both the Bulgarian and Italian Royal families, also living in exile in Egypt during the 1940's.

Also in one of my very recent posts in this thread i wrote details of HRH Crown Prince Leka II Zogu's Italian Royal Honours ceremony in Geneva last month, where he was awarded and honoured as a Knight of The Order of Saint Lazarus.

[zarat]

Kuningatar Noor Tukholmassa | Lehtikuva | lehtikuva.fi
Prince Leka with his fiancee has attended Bernadotte Awards Gala.

[Benjamin]

Noblesse & Royautés » Le prince Léka d’Albanie nommé conseiller politique du président albanais

Prince Leka appointed as a political adviser to the Albanian President

The new President of the Republic of Albania, Bujar Nishani has appointed Prince Leka II as a political advisor.
Previously the Prince has worked with the Foreign Minister and later with the Minister of the Interior.