HRH Prince Leka II of the Albanians, Ms Elia Zaharia, HRH’s fiancee and
a delegation of the albanian old families attended the ceremonies of the 400th
anniversary of the rise of the Romanov dinasty to the russian throne, headed by
Their Imperial Highnesses Grand-Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and Grand-Duke
Georgui Mikhailovitch, Her Son and Heir.
The celebrations, in honor of the 400th anniversary of the Romanov
dynasty were helded in Yalta,
Crimea. A
memorial service, the Panichida, was held on September 22 at the Imperial
Family private chapel near to the Livadia Palace, the
last summer residence of Nicholas II and his family. A State Dinner took place
in the evening at Livadia Palace,
honoured by the presence of many prestigious guests, russian orthodox clergy
and members of the Ukrainian Government as well.
Many royal and princely houses were represented at the event. King Fouad
II of Egypt, archduke Joseph-Charles of Habsburg, Don Duarte, Crown Prince of Portugal, princess Maria-Gabriella of
Savoy, the margrave of Bade, the prince and princess of Leinengen, princes
Wladimir and Michael Karageorgevic, etc.
The purpose of the attendance of this event by HRH Prince Leka of the
Albanians was not only to honour the great contribute of the Romanov on the
Russian and on the European history, but also to strength the old friendship
between the Albanian Royal Family and the House of Romanov which are old and
very genuine.
HIH Grand-Duchess Maria attended King Leka I’s and Queen Susan wedding
in Madrid in october 1975.
King Leka I and Queen Susan attended the mariage of HIH Grand-Duchess Maria
with HIH Prince Franz Wilhelm von Hohenzollern in Madrid
in september 1976.
HIH Grand-Duke Georgui attended, on behalf of His mother, the ceremony
of the translation of the body of King Zog I of the Albanians and the State
Funeral helded in Tirana in november 2012.
The 400th anniversary of the Romanov
dynasty is marked on the 6th of March. Michael Romanov, whose grandfather,
Nikita, wa a central adviser to Ivan the Terrible, was unanimously elected Tsar
of Russia by a national assembly on 21 February 1613. Since that time, Romanov
family, as the second and last Russian imperial dynasty, ruled the country
right until 1917.
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