African Royal News
Maidens dance for King Mswati in Swaziland
The first photo below shows King Mswati III of Swaziland on August 30 at the annual Umhlanga, or Reed Dance. During the eight-day event, young women, including the king’s daughters, cut reeds and present them to Swaziland’s Queen Mother. The king can choose a new wife from Reed Dance participants if he wishes. The second photo below shows some of King Mswati’s wives (wearing red) after participating in a dance during this year’s event. The king currently has 12 or more wives (reports vary). Photos: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko. Photos provided by PicApp
Moroccan royal photos
First photo below: Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his children, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and Princess Lalla Khadija, and his sister Princess Lalla Asma, lays the foundation stone for the Princess Lalla Asma Center for Deaf Children and Youths in Rabat, Morocco on August 18. The second photo shows the king (at right) and his brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, praying at the mausoleum of their grandfather King Mohammed V in Rabat on August 21. (Photos by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM Photos via Newscom. Photos provided by PicApp)
Zulu royals at South-African themed party
On August 4, South Africa’s Zulu king, Goodwill Zwelithini, and his official consort, Queen Mantfombi, attended a party at a new London restaurant bar called Shaka Zulu. (Photograph: Ringo, PacificCoastNews.com. Photo provided by PicApp)
Moroccan crown prince finishes school year
Below: Morocco’s King Mohammed VI (center) hands school and excellence awards to his son. Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, during the school year graduation ceremony at the Prince School in the Royal Palace in Rabat on June 15. (Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom. Photo provided by PicApp)
Princess Lalla Salma lays foundation stone
Below: The king of Morocco’s wife, Princess Lalla Salma, chairwoman of the Lalla Salma Association Against Cancer, lays the foundation stone of a gynecologic oncology center in Casablanca on June 10. (Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom. Photo provided by PicApp)
Moroccan & Cambodian princesses at music festival
The king of Morocco’s wife, Princess Lalla Salma (at center in first photo), attended the opening ceremony of the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music in Fez, Morocco on June 4. She was accompanied by France’s former First Lady Bernadette Chirac (left) and Princess Norodom Bopha Devi (right), sister of Cambodia’s King Sihamoni, as they watched a performance by the Royal Ballet of Cambodia. (Photos by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM Photos via Newscom. Photos provided by PicApp)
