Women are put under their birth names where known:
A
Abid, Prince Mehmet (1905-1973) b Istanbul 1905; son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II; married Princess Senije Zogu in Tirana on 12 January 1936; worked as Albanian Charge d’Affairs in Paris; lived at Hotel d’Interlaken in Nice during the war; joined royal family at Parmoor House; went to Egypt 1946; divorced in 1949; died in Beirut in 1973; buried in Damascus;
Amery, Julian (1919-1996) British Liaison Officer to the Albanian Resistance Movement in 1943-44; SOE operative; friend of King Zog; MP for Preston and then Brighton; retired as MP in 1992;
Apponyi, Countess Geraldine (1915-2002) born in Budapest; married King Zog 1938; became Queen Geraldine of the Albanians; gave birth to Prince Leka 1939; went into exile to England 1940; went to Egypt 1946; moved to France; widowed 1961; moved to Madrid 1961; moved to South Africa; moved to Albania 2002; died in Tirana 2002; buried in Tirana
Augeter, Elisabeth (1911 - ?) born in Switzerland; worked as a nurse; arrived in England 1940; went to Egypt 1946; married in Egypt and settled in the USA
B
Begeja, Jusuf (c1912-1992) c1912, born in Tirana, Albania; worked a bodyguard to King Zog; 1940 came to England with King Zog; 1946 went to Egypt; 1992 died in France, buried in Paris.
Benes, Edvard (1884-1948) 1884 born in Bohemia; 1935 became President of Czechoslovakia; 1938 went into exile and lived at Putney, London; 1940 moved to Aston Abbotts, near Aylesbury, Bucks; occasional visitor at Parmoor House; 1945 returned to Czechoslovakia; 1948 died and buried in Czechoslovakia
Bethell, Nicholas (1938-2007) 1938 born in England; educated at Harrow; used to play with Prince Leka; author of “Betrayed” about the attempt to overthrow communism in Albania in the 1950s
Bligh, Esme Ivo (1886-1955) in 1927 became 9th Earl of Darnley; married 1940 Rosemary Potter, friend of Queen Geraldine; lived at Cobham, Kent; died in 1955
Borman, Major Frank William archivist of the British Legation Chancellery in Durazzo, Albania 1928-1940
C
Cripps, Sir Charles Alfred (1852-1941) lived at Parmoor House, Bucks; 1914 created 1st Lord Parmoor; British representative to the League of Nations 1924; wrote “Retrospective”; died 1941; after his death Parmoor House was leased to King Zog
Cripps, Frederick Alfred Milo (1929-2009) born 1929; son of Fred and Violet Cripps; attended mass at Wheeler End with his mother, and Queen Geraldine; became 4th Lord Parmoor in 1977; died 2008
Cripps, Col. The Hon Frederick Hayworth Cripps DSO, (1885-1977) 1885 born 2nd son of the 1st Lord Parmoor, married Violet, Duchess of Westminster 1927; Dock Manager at Liverpool; became 3rd Lord Parmoor; father of Milo Cripps; wrote “Life’s a Gamble” in 1958;
Criticos, George (?-?) Greek doorman at the Ritz Hotel, London, wrote “George of the Ritz”
Cross, Sir Ronald (1896-1968) cousin of Rosemary Bligh (nee Potter), Lady Darnley; Minister for Shipping 1940-1941
Cullen-Ward, Susan Barbara (1941-2004) born 1941 in Australia; married King Leka in 1975 and created Queen Susan; had one son Prince Leka II in 1982; moved to Tirana, Albania in 2002; died in Tirana in 2004; buried in Tirana
Çupi, Alimani Ahmed (c1902–1966) c1902 born in Albania; worked as bodyguard to King Zoh; 1940 came to England; 1946 went to Egypt aged 44 as Assistant Lieutenant; 1966 died and buried in Paris.
Darnley, Lord see Bligh
de Gaulle, Charles (1890-1970) wartime leader of the Free French 1940-1944; sometimes met with King Zog; President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic - Président du Gouvernement provisoire de la République française (President of the French Republic 1959-69)
de Szinyei-Merse, Antoinette (?-?) Hungarian lady in waiting to Queen Geraldine; wrote “Ten Years, Ten Months, Ten Days” in 1940
Doshishti, Ruhije (Xhelal) (1881-1956) born c1881 in Albania; sister of Ermin Doshishti husband of Princess Adile; and first wife of King Zog’s half brother Prince Xhelal Zogu; 1940 came to England with King Zog; 1946 stayed in England; died in Cannes, France 1956
Doshishti, Salih (1913-1983) born 1913 in Albania; son of Emin and Adile Doshishti; nephew of King Zog; 1940 came to England; joined Free French; 1983 died in France; buried in Paris
Doshishti, Teri (1923-2001) born 1923 in Albania; 1930s attended Heathfield School, Ascot; 1940s lived at Henley-on-Thames; married Robert Henry Cooper in 1946; lived in Dorset; died 2001 in England
Doshishti, Danush (1925-1999) born 1924 in Albania; 1930s attended Heathfield School, Ascot; moved to the USA; died 1999 in the USA
Doshishti, Sherafedin (1921-1990) born 1921 in Albania; 1940 came to England with King Zog; 1946 stayed in England after the war; married at Henley-on-Thames; lived at Frieth; died in 1990; buried at Frieth
Driçi, Halil (1917-?) born 1917 in Mati, Albania; married with wife Sofia in Albania; became bodyguard to King Zog; 1940 came to England with King Zog; stayed in England?
Duma, Dervish (1908-1988) born 1908 in Albania; educated at the LSE; Secretary of Albanian Legation in London; married in London 1936; worked for the BBC; Chairman of the Anglo-Albanian Association 1994-98
E
Earl, George ran the Pheasant’s pub at Parmoor, Bucks
Eyres, Sir Henry British Ambassador to Albania 1922-1928
F
Farouk, King of Egypt (1920-1965) born 1920 in Egypt from an Albanian dynasty; gave King Zog sanctuary in 1946; ousted from power 1952; died 1965 in Rome; buried in Egypt
Fleming, Ian (1908-1964) born 1908 in London; grew up in Nettlebed, Bucks; 1940 helped rescue King Zog from France; author of James Bond books; 1953 wrote first James Bond book; 1964 wrote Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang; 1964 died in Kent
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