Dua Lipa Granted Albanian Citizenship

Dua Lipa has been granted Albanian citizenship in recognition of spreading awareness of the country through her music. The British singer, whose parents hail from the eastern European nation, was granted the honor after taking an oath in Tirana, the country’s capital.

Posting on social media, she shared a photo of herself in Tirana’s city hall, holding a folder printed with the country’s emblem amid a background of Albanian flags.

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“Thank you President Bajram Begaj and Mayor @erionveliaj for this honour ~ got my Albanian citizenship!!,”

She added the Albanian phrase “Faleminderit, po ndihem shume krenare,” which translates to “Thank you, I’m feeling very proud.”

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