Here’s a small offering courtesy of the YouTube video share site. It’s about the 21st birthday celebrations for Princess Sikhanyiso, the eldest daughter of King Mswati III.
The princess turned 21 in September 2008 and the video shows a Lozitha Palace state banquet in her honour, attended by King Mswati III, Her Majesty Queen Mother Ntombi Tfwala, the queens and royal family, the Prime Minister, members of the diplomatic corps, and selected friends.
Some viewers may find the video offensive. Especially those who know that while the Royal Family parties, seven in ten people in Swaziland try to exist in abject poverty, earning less than one dollar a day. More than six in ten needed overseas’ food aid in the past year and four in ten are reported to be moving from hunger towards starvation.
Forbes of New York last August estimated King Mswati’s net worth to be 200 million US dollars (about E1.6 billion at today's exchange rate).
The video was placed on YouTube by someone calling themselves ‘trueraagency’. I haven’t been able to find out anything about them – if you have information, please let me know.
To see the video which lasts 2 mins 40 secs, click below or follow this link.
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