August 1962 The No 1 Bachelor And His Royal Bride To

August 1962 The No 1 Bachelor And His Royal Bride To Be His Royal Highness. Xhosana Constatia Bereng Seeiso, Moshesh II, Paramount Chief of Basutoland, enjoys, at age of 23, the overwhelming support of his subjects who number 800 000. He receives a ssalary of 360 a month. bereng left Basutoland a shy young man of 16 to syudy in England. He was a Corpus Christi College, Oxford, when he left England to assume his rule of Basuto Land in 1960. A tall, slim bespectacled young man, he has been leading a somewhat lonely life at his kraal in the hills of Matsiene, with few friend of his age and educational backround. But now he'll have the Princess. (Photograph by Peter Magubane written by Nat Nakasa BAHA) Royal Wedding Supplement

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Photograph: Drum Social Histories - Baileys African History Archive - Africa Media Online