Editing Zog I (section)

==Repatriation to Albania==

In October 2012, the government of Albania decided to bring back the remains of the former king from France, where he died in 1961. Zog's body was exhumed from the [[Cimetière parisien de Thiais|Thiais Cemetery]], Paris on 15 November 2012.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20347253 Remains of King Zog repatriated from France to Albania]. Retrieved 2012-11-16.</ref> A [[guard of honour]] was provided by the French President, in the form of [[French Foreign Legion|French Legionnaires]] in ceremonial dress.

Zog's remains were returned in a state ceremony on 17 November 2012, coinciding with celebrations for [[100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania|Albania's independence centennial]]. The bodies of the king and his family members now lie in the reconstructed [[Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family|royal mausoleum]] in the capital Tirana.<ref>[http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019449413_apeualbaniakingsremains.html Albania to bring home exiled king's remains] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203213022/http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019449413_apeualbaniakingsremains.html |date=3 December 2013 }}. Retrieved 2012-10-18.</ref> The interment was attended by the government of Albania, including the President and Prime Minister, and representatives of the former royal families of Romania, Montenegro, Russia and Albania.