Meghan Markle Isn't the Only Stylish Royal of Black Descent
The Royal Wedding is going down tomorrow and when Meghan Markle and Prince Harry tie the knot, they will undoubtedly make history. Their union will be the beginning of a love story that we only see lately on the Hallmark channel. But she isn't the first royal of black descent with a covetable wardrobe or a fairytale wedding worth gushing over.
On Saturday, Meghan will officially join a league of extraordinary black beauties who also hold royal titles. She won't officially be crowned princess, but this might be the one time in a relationship when a specific title isn't super important. To get ready for the big day, it's only proper that we highlight the other black women who are actual royalty. Prepare for these queens, princesses, and the like in 3...2...1...
michel Setboun/Corbis via Getty Images1/7Queen Sylvia of Buganda
As you can see Queen Sylvia of Buganda's wedding to Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II in 1999 was a grand affair. We're always here for a tiara and the pearl embellishment on her gown is the definition of drip.
2/7Princess Ariana Makonnen
Ariana literally found love in the club, when she met her husband, Joel Makonnen there. At the time, she didn't know he was Prince Yoel of Ethiopia and the great-grandson of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, but we'd say a crown looks pretty amazing on her, no?
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images3/7Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho
It doesn't get more chic than Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho in this classic fascinator and matching suit moment at the Royal Ascot a few years ago. She married King Letsie III of Lesotho back in 2000 and became the first non-royal to marry into the kingdom's royal family.
Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire4/7Princess Sikhanyiso of Swaziland
Princess Sikhanyiso delivers on both brains and beauty: having received her Master's in digital communication from Sydney University while traveling the world in style. She also runs the Miss Swaziland Tourism beauty pageant and is on the board of directors for MTN Swaziland.
Stephen Lovekin5/7Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria
Keisha married Prince Kunle Omilana of Nigeria, but she's a movement all by herself. She has worked with brands like Maybelline and Cover Girl as a model, has had small roles in Zoolander and on 30 Rock, and has launched public workshop and consultation service, A Crown Of Curls to help educate women all around the world on their natural hair.
David M. Benett/Getty Images6/7Emma Thynn, Viscountess Weymouth
With an English socialite for a mother and Nigerian oil magnate & chief for a father, Emma had already been rubbing shoulders with royalty since she was a child. But when she wed Ceawlin Thynn who is Viscount Weymouth (a man she's known since she was four years old), she officially took on the title of Viscountess. When her husband succeeds his father who is the 7th Marquess of Bath, he will become the 8th Marquess of Bath and Emma will become the first Black marchioness in British history.
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