Luis Fernando Romo
Updated Thursday, March 7, 2024-9:44 p.m.
Leka II Monarchy of Albania, the prince who fights not to resemble his controversial father with warlike delusions
Albania's Leka Royalty marries after failed romance
Albania is one of the most
unknown and forgotten
European countries ,
so news related to its people is rarely published.
On this occasion, the focus has been on
Prince
Leka II of Albania
(41) and his ex-wife,
actress Elia Zaharia
(41), who in the middle of the
divorce
process have accused each other of
domestic violence.
Both filed a
complaint
with the Tirana police and a coroner is investigating this case that is causing a
great social stir.
The events occurred this
Wednesday
when the prince went to his ex-partner's house to
see his only daughter, Geraldine,
born in the fall of 2020. Upon arrival, Leka II found that the little girl was being
cared for by her maternal grandfather. ,
Gjergj Zaharija, who apparently started
the fight.
In his testimony, the prince states that the first thing that came out of his former father-in-law's mouth was a
string of insults and threats,
in addition to telling him to
change sides
if they were on the street.
The day of his wedding with Elia Zaharia, in 2016.GTRES
Shortly after, Elia arrived, who also intervened in the fight,
shouting, pushing and hitting the prince.
Leka did not hesitate to
record
this encounter with his ex-wife and his father to have
reliable evidence
of what was happening.
The Albania Times
newspaper was
the first to
publish this video
, which in a matter of seconds went viral all over the planet.
The police are investigating who leaked it.
Given this fact,
the Albanian palace has issued an
official statement in response to these images that show the heated encounter, stating that the crown prince was "physically attacked with blunt objects."
According to the information provided by the newspaper and the HTC channel, a forensic expert has confirmed
signs of violence
on Elia Zaharia's arm and hands.
The
investigation
continues.
According to the latest publication in the
Sot
newspaper on March 7, Judge Artan Haradinaj has ordered
that the couple have protection
and that they maintain a distance of no less than five meters between them.
According to the decision, the prince
will meet his
3-year-old daughter only in the presence of the nanny.
This same newspaper has published a photo of the former father-in-law sitting outside the courtroom with his
hands on his head.
Leka II was represented by his two lawyers.
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The tragicomic life of Leka from Albania: from Madrid, armed and obsessed with the throne
Editor: CARLOS GARCÍA-MATEO
The tragicomic life of Leka from Albania: from Madrid, armed and obsessed with the throne
16 years ago, fate wanted Leka II and Elia to meet by chance and begin
a love story
that culminated in a
civil ceremony
in the Throne Room of the Brigades Palace in Tirana.
Among the guests were the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Grand Duchess Mary of Russia (70), William and Sibyl of Luxembourg and, of course, Queen Sofia (85) and Irene of Greece (81), with whom the Leka family have They had an
intimate relationship
for five decades.
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We must not forget that the father of the protagonist of this news, Leka I,
lived in Madrid
from the beginning of the 60s
protected by Franco
and, later, by the Bourbons.
During the 19 years that he was in the capital, Leka I was a
problematic man
who ended up being expelled, since in his house in Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid) he stored an important
arsenal of weapons and explosives
with which he supposedly wanted to reestablish the monarchy in his country.
This fact caused the Government of Adolfo Suárez
to force him into another exile
in 1979, settling in Johannesburg, where Leka II was born in 1982.
He would also be expelled
from this South African city
two decades later.
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The crown prince, grandson of the last Albanian monarch Zog I who had to go into exile in 1939 after the invasion of Mussolini's troops, is one of the
most beloved people in the country
and she is one of the most respected performers who has performances to her credit. such famous theatrical works as
The Witches of Salem
by Henry Miller or
The Three Sisters
by Chekhov.