/ 21 February 2000

LESOTHO ROYALS CELEBRATE

LESOTHO’S King Letsie 111 marked the third day of his wedding celebrations on Sunday, this time at his birthplace south of Maseru. He married commoner Karabo Motsoeneng on Saturday, at a ceremony witnessed by thousands in Maseru. The celebrations on Sunday have a special traditional significance as Motsoeneng will be given a new name, according to custom. On Saturday afternoon they visited the bride’s birthplace, in the Leribe area, to introduce Motsoeneng as the new mother of the nation to the district’s villagers.