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Zavalani, Mrs Marie Selma (1915-1995) born 1915 in Albania; 1936 married Tajar Zavalani; staunch Catholic; 1938 became lady in waiting to Queen Geraldine; came to England with King Zog in 1940; after the war worked for the BBC; died in London in 1995
Zavalani, Mr Tajar alias Thomas Henri (1903-1966) imprisoned by the Italians; 1940 escaped and joined King Zog in France; came to England; King Zog’s press attaché; from 1940 worked for the BBC; died in 1966; buried at Kensal Green cemetery
Zogu, Princess Adile (c1890-1966) eldest sister of King Zog; married c1909 Ermin Doshishti; had 5 children; made Princess 1928; came to England with King Zog in 1940; did the cooking at Parmoor House; after the war lived at Henley-on-Thames; moved to Dorset with her daughter Teri; buried in Paris
Zogu, Ahmet Bey (c1895-1961) born about 1895 in Albania; became Mbret (King) of Albania in 1928; married Countess Geraldine Apponyi 1938; had son Leka 1939; went into exile 1939; came to England 1940; moved to Ascot 1941; moved to Parmoor House 1941; moved to Egypt 1946; died in Paris 1961; buried in Paris
Zogu, Prince Leka (1939-) Prince Leka born 1939 in Tirana; son of King Zog and Queen Geraldine who went into exile 1939; came to England in 1940; lived at Parmoor House; went to Egypt in 1946; attended Sandhurst 1956; declared King of the Albanians 1961 after his father's death; married in 1975; moved to Albania permanently in 2002
Zogu, Princess Maxhide (c1904-1969) unmarried sister of King Zog; created Princess in 1928; came to England with Kimg Zog in 1940; went to Egypt 1946; died in Cannes 1969
Zogu, Princess Ruhije (c1902-1948) unmarried sister of King Zog; created Princess 1928; came to England with King Zog in 1940; went to Egypt 1946; died and buried in Egypt
Zogu, Princess Senije (c1897-1969) favourite sister of King Zog; created Princess 1928; head of Albanian Red Cross 1928-1938; married 1936 Prince Abid; came to England with King Zog in 1940; went to Egypt 1946; divorced 1951; died in Cannes 1969; buried in Paris
Zogu, Prince Xhelal (c1881-1944) born c1881 at Mati, Albania; elder half-brother of King Zog; c1908 married Ruhije Doshishti; created Prince in 1928; died 1944 in Istanbul
Women are put under their birth names where known:
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Saraçi, Paskal Çatin (1903-1974) friend of King Zog upto 1940, who turned anti-Kog; lived at Chobham, Surrey
Shehu, Zeynel (c1906 -1952)
born c1906 in Albania; married with wife in Albania; 1940 came to England with King Zog; 1946 went to Egypt aged 40; 1952 was captured in Albania on secret mission betrayed by Kim Philby; executed by the communists in Albania; grave unknown
Sikorski, General Władysław Eugeniusz (1881–1943) 1939 became Polish prime minister in government in exile; lived at Iver, Bucks; used to meet King Zog occassionally; 1943 died in tragic plane crash off Gibraltar; now buried in Krakow, Poland
Slayter, Mrs Florence E. (1907-1980) wife of headmaster at Lane End school, taught King Zog English, buried at Lane End
Slayter, Geoffrey J. (1905-1972) headmaster of Lane End school, private tutor to Prince Leka; became Vicar of Lane End; buried at Lane End
Smiley, Colonel David de Crespigny (1916-2009) British SOE operative in Albania in 1944; wrote Albanian Assignment in 1984; was a friend of Queen Geraldine
Stirling, Lt-Col Walter Francis (1880-1958) adviser to Ahmet Zogu 1923-1931, established the Gendarmerie in Albania
Sufa, Captain Halil (c1902–1952) born c1902 in Mati, Albania; married with wife Bakia in Albania; 1940 came to England with King Zog; 1946 went to Egypt aged 44; 1952 was captured in Albania on secret mission; executed by the communists in Albania; grave unknown
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Toptani, Sadije (c1876-1934) born c1876 as Sadije Toptani; married Xhemal Zogu c 1887; mother of Ahmet Zogu later King Zog; declared Queen Mother in 1928; died in 1934; buried in a Mausoleum in Tirana later destroyed by the communists
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William-Ellis, Clough (1883-1978) friend of Lord Darnley; founder of Portmeirion, where King Zog and his court had a holiday in 1944; wrote “Portmeirion The Place and Its Meaning” in 1963; died in 1978 aged 94
Winterbottom, George Harold (1890-1949) friend of Teri Doshishti; had one house at Sunningdale near Ascot and another at Cosgrove, Northamptonshire; invited Queen Geraldine to open Cosgrove fete May 21st, 1945; died in 1949; buried at Horton, Northamptonshire
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