prince leka was married on saturday 8 october 2016 in tirana. the ceremony was a semi-official ceremony, held in tirana in the royal palace, with many guests including members of other noble and royal families. the event was a civil wedding officiated by the mayor of tirana, erion veliaj. a blessing was given by the five religious leaders of albania representing the faiths of sunni islam, bektashi, and the christian denominations of orthodox, catholic and protestant. this tradition of the albanian royal family is part of the tradition of religious tolerance in albania.