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The two were never legally married by Korean custom, in that Mullock was not included in the Yi family registry, and because of this Mullock later had trouble processing a divorce application in the United States from Prince Gu. Born in the United States. state of Pennsylvania, Julia came from a Ukrainian American family. She was working in the architectural practice of IM Pei when Prince Gu, fresh out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology with architecture degree, joined the New York firm.
Tired of the work, she made a decision to move to Spain, and taped a sales ad on the firm"s notice board for her apartment.
Gu saw the notice, visited the apartment, and instead of purchasing it, he persuaded Julia to stay. Julia, whose parents were from Ukraine, was deeply moved when Gu uttered a few words in clumsy Russian he was taught by Ukrainian college roommates.
Her husband divorced her in 1982 under pressure from the imperial family, as she had produced no heir. In 1995 she left for Hawaii.
On 1 May 2005, she attended religious ceremonies at the Royal Ancestors" Shrine (Jomngmyo Jerye) with Mrs Gwon Heesun, her lady-in-waiting, and Princess Lee Haewon, a daughter of Prince Gang of of Korea.
She currently lives in an apartment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South of Korea. In August 2006 Focus announced that Deepa Mehta had been chosen to direct the film.