Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 2449

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AuthorDrum Social Histories
Copyright© The Drum Archive
CreditPeter Magubane / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures
DescriptionThe No. 1 Bachelor and His Royal Bride-To-Be. Her uncle, Chief Matsoso Mojela of Springs, welcomes the Princess. A friend helps to carry Princess Masentla's wedding gown; its appearance will remain a secret until the actual ceremony. Princess Masentla Mojela. "She'll make an ideal queen," they say, adding that "she knows what it is to work, too." "Who is she? What sort of woman is she?" These are the questions everyone is asking about the future bride of Prince Bereng of Basutoland, the most eligible bachelor in Southern Africa.
CountrySouth Africa
FilenameAPN32401.jpg
File TypeJPG
File Size6 MB
Dimensions4500 × 3354 px
Date Created2 August 1962

Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 2449

The No. 1 Bachelor and His Royal Bride-To-Be. Her uncle, Chief Matsoso Mojela of Springs, welcomes the Princess. A friend helps to carry Princess Masentla's wedding gown; its appearance will remain a secret until the actual ceremony. Princess Masentla Mojela. "She'll make an ideal queen," they say, adding that "she knows what it is to work, too." "Who is she? What sort of woman is she?" These are the questions everyone is asking about the future bride of Prince Bereng of Basutoland, the most eligible bachelor in Southern Africa.
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