Wednesday, January 17, 2024 – Crown Prince Leka II and Crown Princess Elia of Albania have announced that they are headed for divorce.
The former couple, who tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in
2016, announced their shock split in a statement shared on social media.
“Hello friends and lovers,” read a message on Crown Prince
Leka’s official Instagram, translated into English.
“Through this post, I officially inform you that LTM Prince
Leka and Elia Zharaia have agreed to end their marriage. Since marriage has
lost its function, they have decided to resolve it with mutual consent by
starting the necessary legal procedures.”
The statement added that the pair’s 3-year-old daughter,
Princess Geraldine, remains “at the center of their dedicated attention to
ensure a happy and safe life.”
“Regardless of the commitment to the institution of the
family, LTM Leka believes that the values of mutual respect and understanding
will form the basis of the relationship in its continuity, which will have as
its motive the growth and education of LSM Princess Geraldine!!!” the post
concluded.
Leka, the head of the Albanian Royal Family, married actress
and singer, Elia, in the capital city of Tirana in October 2016.
According to Hello! magazine, Elia, 40, released her own
statement on the split, which has since been deleted from the platform.
“Friends and well-wishers, I need to inform you that today
we started the legal procedures for the settlement of marriage, as we jointly
decided to seek a divorce,” she reportedly wrote on Instagram.
“This is not at all a reality that makes me happy, as I
believe in family values as the most precious thing! I would never have chosen
for my daughter to grow up with separate parents, but sometimes separation is
the only option.”
“What matters most, is that my baby 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 went on, according to the outlet.
“Despite these difficult months I’ve gone through, your
kindness has given me strength. I wish you health and happiness in your
families.”
Crown Prince Leka II became the heir to the Albanian Crown
following the death of his father, King Leka I, in 2011.
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