Sikhanyiso Dlamini

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Sikhanyiso Pashu Dlamini
Sikhanyiso Dlamini at the 2006 Umhlanga
House House of Dlamini
Father Mswati III
Mother LaMbikiza Sibonelo MngomeZulu.
Born (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987

Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini of Swaziland (born September 1, 1987) is the eldest daughter of king Mswati III of Swaziland. She is one of his 24 children and her mother is one of Mswati's 14 wives, Inkhosikati LaMbikiza Sibonelo MngomeZulu.

Early life and education

Princess Sikhanyiso was educated in Britain at a mixed private school; St Edmund's College, Ware, in Hertfordshire, where she was in Challoner House. She continued to study drama at Biola University in California.[1] She is the first child of Inkhosikati LaMbikiza and has more than 200 blood-related uncles and aunts through her grandfather King Sobhuza II, who had 70 wives and 201 children. She is also one of his 1000 grandchildren in the Royal Swazi House of Dlamini.

She is the first-born daughter of 23 children born to King Mswati III, her mother being King Mswati III's young love, Inkhosikati LaMbikiza (Sibonelo Mngomezulu). She has 200 aunts and uncles, not including their own spouses.[2]

In 2001, Mswati III instituted the umchwasho – a traditional chastity rite – in Swaziland as a means of combatting the AIDS epidemic. The princess became a focus of controversy as, while she was staying abroad, she was not bound by the strictures of the umchwasho.[3] While studying abroad, Princess Sikhanyiso has developed a reputation for ignoring or rebelling against her native country's traditions.[4] Sikhanyiso wears Western-style jeans and miniskirts, something women in Swaziland are banned from doing.[5]

In 2004 Princess Sikhanyiso was involved in a controversy in the Swazi media. Saying she had gone on a trip to the U.S. and Britain, she left an E1 M. ($100,000 USD) bill to the Swazi taxpayer. A press statement was issued from the prime minister's office to refute these claims.[6]

Monarchical styles of
Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini of Swaziland
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

At the end of the ban in 2005, Princess Sikhanyiso, then 17, celebrated with a party involving loud music and alcohol at the Queen mother's residence. In punishment for the princess's disrespect of the royal residence, during which Mswati announced his engagement to a new wife-to-be, an official overseeing traditional affairs beat Princess Sikhanyiso with a stick.[7]

The next year, the Princess criticized the institution of polygamy in Swaziland, saying "Polygamy brings all advantages in a relationship to men, and this to me is unfair and evil". The Princess was subsequently "gagged" by the Royal Palace and the press was not allowed to contact her.[8] She is an aspiring actress and rapper and is commonly known as "Pashu" In Swaziland.[9][10]

She was featured in a documentary on the monarchy in Swaziland, the disparity between the royals' wealth and widespread poverty of their subjects, and Swaziland's AIDS crisis; under the title "Without the King".[11][12]

Swazi Royal Family

HM The Ndlovukati

  • HM the King
    • HRH Prince Majaha
    • HRH Princess Sikhanyiso
    • HRH Prince Lindaninkosi
    • HRH Princess Temaswati
    • HRH Princess Tiyandza
    • HRH Princess Tebukhosi
    • HRH Prince Bandzile
    • HRH Princess Sibahle
    • HRH Princess Temtsimba
    • HRH Princess Sakhizwe
    • HRH Prince Mcwasho
    • HRH Prince Saziwangaye
    • HRH Princess Makhosothando

In late September 2013, she had a three-hour long Twitter conversation with proscribed Swazi organisation, the People's United Democratic Movement, after which her Twitter account was deleted without explanation

As of June 2011, Princess Sikhanyiso is residing in Australia while studying for the degree of master of digital communication at Sydney University, after having previously studied in the United States

References

  1. Busari, Stephanie (May 29, 2008). "British blue blood top 'Hottest Royal' list". CNN. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 
  2. Matsebula, Bhekie (December 4, 2001). "Profile: Troubled King Mswati". BBC News. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 
  3. Matsebula, Bhekie (December 17, 2001). "Swazi princess dons chastity tassel". BBC News. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 
  4. "Swazi women fear losing their trousers". BBC News. June 24, 2002. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 
  5. "Profile: Swaziland bans 'rape-provoking' miniskirts". The Age. December 25, 2012. Retrieved Dec 25, 2012. 
  6. http://www.gov.sz/home.asp?pid=3804
  7. Domestic whippings in Swaziland, Aug 2005 - CORPUN ARCHIVE szd00508
  8. The princess's polygamy slur - Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source
  9. Princess Sikhanyiso P. Dlamini - Voice Over Talent
  10. Pashu - ReverbNation
  11. Scheib, Ronnie (April 23, 2008). "Without the King". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 
  12. Catsoulis, Jeannette (April 25, 2008). "An Extravagant Ruler of a Modest Kingdom". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 

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