Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso
| 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso | |||||
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| Queen consort of Lesotho | |||||
| Reign | 18 February 2000 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | 'Mamohato | ||||
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2 June 1976 Mapoteng, Lesotho |
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| Spouse | Letsie III of Lesotho | ||||
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Princess Senate Princess 'Maseeiso Prince Lerotholi |
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| House | House of Moshesh (by marriage) |
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| Father | Thekiso Motšoeneng | ||||
| Mother | 'Makarabo | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Anna Karabo Motšoeneng |
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Styles of Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho |
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| Reference style | Her Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso (born June 2, 1976) is the Queen Consort of King Letsie III of Lesotho. She was the first commoner in modern history to marry Royal Family of Lesotho. Since becoming Queen, she has become the Patron of several charities and has worked to promote the work of projects related to HIV/AIDS.
Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso was born Anna Karabo Motšoeneng in Mapoteng in the Berea District, the eldest daughter of the five children of Thekiso Motšoeneng and his wife 'Makarabo. She was christened Anna in the Roman Catholic Church. In 1990 Queen 'Masenate enrolled at the Machabeng International College in Maseru and studied there until 1996, completing an International General Certificate for Secondary Education and an International Baccalaureate Diploma. While attending college, she took party in community service with the Angela School for the Disabled and Centre for the Blind. In 1997 she attended the National University of Lesotho and where she studied for a Bachelor of Science degree; her studies were interrupted by her relationship with King Letsie III of Lesotho.
Queen 'Masenate first met King Letsie III of Lesotho in 1996. This was the same year he became King for the second time, following the death of his father in a road accident.
In October 1999, two years into her studies at the National University of Lesotho, she became engaged to King Letsie III. They were married on February 18, 2000 in Maseru. He was the only unmarried King in Africa. The ceremony was conducted in the Setsoto Stadium by Archbishop Bernard Mohlalisi, with 40,000 people present including dignitaries such as Nelson Mandela, Festus Mogae and Bakili Muluzi. This marked the first time in the history of modern Lesotho where a royal had married a commoner.
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