The 12th wife of the King of Swaziland dies at 31 (after another's suicide)

[Akrapovic]

In the small African kingdom he mourns after the death of the young woman, who has died as a result of skin cancer

Swaziland is a small country bordering Mozambique and South Africa that mourns these days. With an area of 17,000 square kilometers and just over 1.3 million people, its absolute monarch, King Mswati III, has just lost one of his thirteen wives, specifically the one in the twelfth position.

This is the very young Nothando Dube, who was also known as Inkhosikati LaDube, who has died at the age of 31, victim of skin cancer that was being treated in a hospital in South Africa.

After a night of vigil, at the official residence of Ludzidzini, the funeral will take place today Sunday and since the terrible news came they have not stopped producing tributes on social networks.

The eldest daughter of the monarch, the fruit of her third marriage, Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini, has spoken on her Instagram profile about her fight against the disease: "He was strong until the end and exceeded the months provided by oncologists."

Nothando Dube, who was born on February 6, 1988, had three children with the king, Princess Makhosothando, Prince Betive and Princess Mahlemalangeni. His life beside the monarch does not seem to be precisely a path of roses. In 2011, she told the British press that she wanted to escape her 'house arrest' and said she had not seen or spoken to the king since 2010, when her husband accused her of adultery. She, in turn, would have denounced that some security guards had abused her.

The polygamous king of this country, who has now changed his name to that of eSuatni ("land of the Swazis"), came to the throne in April 1986 and two of his women have died, since Inkhosikati LaMasango committed suicide the year passed after taking a lethal dose of antidepressants. The monarch has 23 children.