2024-01-17 19:30:00
Crown Prince Leka II and Princess Elia of Albania, who married in a lavish ceremony in 2016, announced their split in a statement on social media.
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“Hello friends and lovers”, we can first read in a message on the official Instagram account of Prince Leka, translated into French from Albanian, the language of their country.
“Through this publication, I inform you that LTM Prince Leka and Elia Zharaia have agreed to end their marriage. The marriage having lost its function, they decided to resolve it by mutual agreement by initiating the necessary legal procedures,” we add.
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The press release specifies that the couple’s daughter, Princess Geraldine, aged 3, remains “the center of their attention to guarantee her a happy life”.
“Regardless of the commitment to the family institution, LTM Leka believes that the values of mutual respect and understanding will constitute the basis of their relationship,” it is concluded.
Leka, head of the Albanian royal family, married actress and singer Elia in the country’s capital, Tirana, in October 2016. Four years after their union, they welcomed their daughter, Geraldine.
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Silenced
According to gossip magazine Hello!, Princess Elia, 40, released her own statement about the split, which was reportedly removed from the Instagram platform.
According to the magazine, the message read: “Friends and well-wishers, I must inform you that today we have initiated the legal procedures for the settlement of the marriage.”
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“It’s not at all a reality that makes me happy,” she reportedly continued. “I believe family values are the most valuable thing. I would never have chosen for my family to grow up with separated parents, but sometimes separation is the only option.”
“What matters most is that my little girl experiences this moment as easily as possible. Thank you very much to all of you who wrote to me and gave me courage,” she ends, according to the media.
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Prince Leka prides himself on being a “guardian of the legacy of the monarchy” and maintains a balanced position in local politics as a “symbol of Albanian unity,” according to the royal website.
He became heir to the crown after the death of his father, King Leka I, in 2011.
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