Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso of Lesotho, Principal Chief of Matsieng (born 16 April 1966) is the younger brother of Lesotho's King Letsie III, and son of the Southern African country's late King Moshoeshoe II (1938–1996) and the late Queen 'Mamohato Bereng Seeiso (1941–2003).

Biography

He served as the

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of the Senate of Lesotho from 2015 to 2017 and as the Lesotho High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Prince Seeiso received the Diplomat of the Year from Africa Award from th
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He is also a

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, and obtained a master's degree in International Studies from the

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in 1996. In April 2006, he and

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formed a charity called

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which means "forget-me-not" to support organizations working with Lesotho's disadvantaged young people and children, particularly those orphaned as a result of HIV and AIDS. He was awarded an

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in 2007. He is the Principal Chief of Matsieng. He and his wife attended the

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, the only foreign royals to do so.

Marriage and family

Prince Seeiso married to

Princess Mabereng Seeiso of Lesotho Princess Mabereng Seeiso of Lesotho (born Machaka Makara) is a member of the Royal Family of Lesotho. Princess Seeiso is the wife of Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and the sister-in-law of King Letsie III of Lesotho. Biography She attended: * Cape ...

(born 'Machaka Makara) on 15 December 2003. They have three children, two sons and one daughter: * Prince Bereng Constantine Seeiso. * Princess 'Masentle Tabitha Seeiso. * Prince Masupha David Seeiso.

Patronages

Honours

Foreign honours

* : ** Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (8 October 2013).Constantinian Order
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Ancestry

References

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