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Dua Lipa is "honoured" to have received Albanian citizenship. The New Rules hitmaker, who was born in London to Kosovo Albanian parents, regularly references her heritage and links to the nation.

Dua Lipa has called being named an honorary ambassador of Kosovo ‘a privilege’.The British singer was born in London to Kosovo Albanian parents, with her family moving back to the country’s capital Pristina in 2008, shortly after Kosovo declared independence.The 26-year-old, who casually modelled alongside Kim Kardashian and Nicole Kidman at Paris Couture Week in July, was invited to receive the special honorary ambassador medal and certificate by President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu on Friday, in a reception alongside her family.Dua, who was in Kosovo for Sunny Hill Festival, an annual event organised alongside her father, Dukagjin Lipa, posted photos on her social media as she reflected on the ‘honour’ of her new role.‘It’s an honour and a privilege to be able to represent my country all over the world and to continue my work and efforts globally to see that we leave our mark and make a difference.‘The youth of Kosovo deserves the right to visa liberalisation, freedom to travel and to dream big.

Dua Lipa has called out the “toxic currency” of social media as she recalled her 2017 viral dance video and the impact responses to it had on her mental well-being.The singer performed her hit single ‘One Kiss’ on stage five years ago, the aftermath of which saw Lipa become a viral sensation, with online critics calling her performance “odd” and “lazy”. Now, she’s sharing that the snarky comments left an impact on her mental health.The revelations came about in an interview with NPR published yesterday (April 28).

Rita Ora has paid tribute to her beautiful mum Vera by sharing a selection of throwback snaps on social media.

British Vogue’s February 2021 cover which sees Britain’s most successful solo female artist in a generation given a Linda Evangelista-style makeover, early ‘90s blonde crop, sleek Armani LBD and all.It’s the cherry on the cake of a stunning run for Lipa, who was born in London to Kosovar parents in 1995.

Dua Lipa insisted she never meant to ‘incite any hate’ with her Twitter post.The New Rules singer sparked an intense debate earlier this week after sharing a map with her 5.4million followers, showing Albania, Kosovo and parts of neighbouring Balkan countries – with Albania’s eagle symbol. The post, which has been retweeted more than 13,000 times, was captioned: ‘au•toch•tho•nous adjective (of an inhabitant of a place) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists.’Dua has now clarified the post in a statement shared across her social media pages, blasting those who had ‘wilfully misinterpreted’ the post.The 24-year-old was born in London to Kosovo Albanian parents, and has spent time in her childhood living in Kosovo.‘My

Dua Lipa has said she never intended to "incite any hate” when she tweeted an image often associated with supporters of Albanian nationalism.The pop star, 24, shared a map appearing to show Albania, Kosovo and parts of neighbouring Balkan countries alongside a sentence suggesting Albanians are indigenous to the area.The map has been used by nationalists aiming to create a "Greater Albania" by unifying the lands some Albanians consider to form their national homeland.Grammy-winner Lipa was born in London to Kosovo Albanian parents and spent some of her youth living in Kosovo.Following a backlash over the social media post, Lipa has now sought to clarify her comments and accused critics of purposely misinterpreting the post."My previous post

Dua Lipa has sparked a huge debate over her latest Twitter post.The New Rules star shared a map with her 5.4million followers, showing Albania, Kosovo and parts of neighbouring Balkan countries – with Albania’s eagle symbol.The 24-year-old was born in London to Kosovo Albanian parents, and has spent time in her childhood living in Kosovo.Alongside the post, which has been retweeted more than 13,000 times, she wrote: ‘au•toch•tho•nous adjective (of an inhabitant of a place) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists.’The image in question is sometimes associated with supporters of Albanian nationalism.Flocking to the replies, some blasted Dua for her post, with many upset fans replying with