12 Wives
12 Wives
June 13, 2005Posted By weddings
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The King of Swaziland (yes that's an actual country) has married yet again - making this wedding number 12 for the monarch. This just two weeks after his 11th marriage.
Bride number twelve is a Miss Swaziland finalist and she is the second bride chosen after a Reed Dance - where thousands of topless maidens dance in honor of the queen mother.
This bride is 18 years old, number 11 was 18 years old. The 37 year old monarch has drawn criticism for his lavish lifestyle, spending an untold number of money on unused luxury vehicles while his 1.1 million subjects struggle to get by and are ravaged with the highest rate of HIV in the world (2 in five adults in Swaziland are HIV positive).
The King is well short of following in his fathers footsteps. The previous King of Swaziland had 45 wives.
