Princess

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Anita Anand explores memorable princesses from history and fiction.

Anita Anand and her guests explore princesses - delving into their favourite fictional, or historical, princess.

Anita Anand and her guests explore princesses - delving into their favourite fictional, or historical, princess. From She Ra to Mesopatamian high priestess Enheduanna we get into what it means to be a princess.

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Princess: Kit De Waal on Sarah Forbes Bonetta

Kit De Waal on Sarah Forbes Bonetta

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Author Kit De Waal and Zainab Badawi explore Queen Victoria’s “African princess”.

Anita learns about the little girl stolen from a Yoruba village and given as a gift to Queen Victoria, becoming part of high society. With guests Kit De Waal and Zainab Badawi.

Author Kit De Waal and TV presenter and journalist Zeinab Badawi explore the extraordinary story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta. The 6 year old West African girl,  orphaned by King Dahomey and taken to his court, where a British Naval Captain bargained to take her back to England. There she was presented as a gift to Queen Victoria and entered high society, where she was called "the African princess".

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