Princess Got 'What She Bargained for,' Says Swazi Royal ; Defends Beating Over Party with Loud Music

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › September 02, 2005

Linked as:

Summary

MBABANE, Swaziland - The king's eldest daughter deserved the beating she got from a household official when he caught her holding a drinking party during the monarch's annual bride-choosing festivities, a member of the royal family was quoted Thursday as saying.

"It was within the traditional overseer's right to discipline anyone - including princesses - who wanted to spoil the important ceremony," Jim Gama, governor of the queen mother's residence, was quoted as saying in the Times of Swaziland newspaper. "Swazi culture allows any parent to discipline any child for an unruly behavior in public."

See the full content of this document

Extract

Princess Got 'What She Bargained for,' Says Swazi Royal ; Defends Beating Over Party with Loud Music

Princess Sikhanyiso has long raised eyebrows in Africa's last absolute monarchy f...

See the full content of this document