Rita Ora dons traditional dress to celebrate Kosovo Independence Day

Rita Ora celebrated Kosovo Independence Day on Wednesday as she donned traditional clothing to mark the annual occasion.

The singer, 30, who was born in Pristina in what is now Kosovo, took to Instagram and shared a series of snaps in her garment. 

Rita’s outfit consisted of a black long-sleeved dress with gold embroidery and a pleated hemline.

The hitmaker also wore a white shirt with matching tights along with an extravagant red and black headpiece.

Rita also wore dark blue boots with a faux fur detail and bright red gloves as she posed alongside several other women in traditional dress.

Alongside the snaps, she wrote: ‘Happy Independence Day Kosova!!!’ along with a message in Albanian reading: ‘Congratulations on 13 years of our Kosovo independence!’

Kosovo is the second youngest country in the world and the youngest in Europe, declaring its independence from Serbia in February 2008.

98 out of 193 United Nations member states and 22 out of 27 European Union states recognise Kosovo, while the government of Serbia does not.

Rita was born to Albanian parents in what was then Yugoslavia, with her parents leaving the region due to the persecution of Albanians.

The star previously spoke to Vogue Arabia about what it was like for her family to arrive in London and start a new life just a year after she was born.

Recalling the event, she said: ‘They left behind their whole lives and had to start from scratch when they arrived in London as refugees. But protecting us was their main priority and I count my blessings every day that they did what they did.’

Explaining why her parents chose the city, Rita said: ‘They chose London because dad loved the music and the culture, but even still, as you can imagine, adopting a new life was extremely difficult.’

Rita went on to explain what life was like growing up in London and claimed that she found it ‘tough’ due to the amount of prejudice that surrounded refugees.

She revealed: ‘I was often called a refugee in a derogatory way, however, I had lots of foreign friends and we all had a great time connecting through being different.’