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Wednesday, 10th March 2010
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I am writing to set the record straight about the above programme which
was aired on Sunday 7th March 2010 on BBC Three [in Britain] at 9pm.
 
I am a true Princess from the Buganda Kingdom and my brother Kabaka (king) Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II is the present ruling King of Buganda. 

The woman featured on the programme Sheila Nvanungi is not a Buganda princess or member of the Buganda royal family.

This woman started out using the name "Princess" Sheila Nvanungi as a stage
name but now to put in reality, it's shocking. She is well known in the Ugandan capital
Kampala as a singer and has appeared in a film but since 2004, she has hardly
brought out any songs and was rumoured to have many problems. 
 
We are angry and shocked that BBC could make such a programme without verifying the authenticity of this person. I watched last years programme "The Undercover Princes" and enjoyed it but after seeing this one yesterday, it has made me question if these people are true Prince and Princess or has it all been staged by the BBC for the
sake of getting viewing ratings and good entertainment!
 
1. I hope the people who watched the programme on Sunday wondered why we never went inside any palace. The Buganda Kingdom has three palaces named Banda, Kireka and Bamunanika. None of the three was shown on the show let alone see this woman inside.
 
2. What this woman was wearing as our tradition attire is not what we wear. Our
attire is called a busuuti but this woman was dressed like a Zulu from South Africa.
 
3. This woman acted very primitive but members of the Buganda Royal Family are well educated who have attended schools, colleges and universities here in Britain and
America. Even at this moment, we have young members of our royal family at boarding school here. Yes, we do know what jacket potato, beef burger and coleslaw are but this woman did not have a clue.
 
It is shocking how primitive this woman came across in the programme. She has
ashamed, humiliated and embarrassed the Buganda Kingdom. I hope you will be able to print this for us in order to set the record straight.
 
Princess Elizabeth Mpologoma
London, United Kingdom
Empologooma@gmail.com

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Editor's note: A website on world royalty (http://www.royalark.net/Uganda/buganda8.htm) lists Nvanungi as a princess:
17) Prince (Omulangira) George David  Onesiphorus Juuko. b. at Mengo, 9th  May 1930 (s/o Sara Nayiga), educ. King's Coll., Budo, Namilanyo Coll., and Makerere Univ. Internal Examiner of Accounts, Buganda 1952-1963, Assist. Accountant Uganda Electricity Brd. 1963. He d. at Kampala, March 1971, having had issue, four sons and five daughters:

    * a) Prince (Omulangira) George William Jjuuko Walugembe Kassabbanda. b. 1954 ("elder brother of Kabaka Ronald Mutebi) (s/o the Naabagareka Damali Catherine Nnakawombe). JW Victoria Agro Industries. m. Muzaana Miriam. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
          o i) Prince (Omulangira) Ronald Mutebi. b. at Kampala, 1970, educ. Makerere Univ. (B. Social Psychology) and US Intnl Univ., Nairobi, Kenya. Children's Programs Coordinator for the Catholic and Amglican Archdiocese in Kampala; Facilities Technitian at Navigation Technologies, Des Plaines; Field Technitian Specialty Computers and Systems Inc [SCSI] until 2001, MD Tek Consults Inc. since 2001. Presdt. Uganda Men's Forum of Greater Chicagoland; Mbr. Rogers Park Rotary Club, AO Pilot's Assoc., Illinois Pilots Assoc., US Golf Assoc., PGA Partners Club, Mountain Club of Uganda, etc.
          o i) Princess (Omumbejja) Sheillah Cindrellah Nvannungi. b. 1st January 1982 (d/o Muzaana Miriam), educ. Entebbe SDA and Aga Khan High Schs., Intnl. Institute of Business & Media Studies (dipl. Journalism), and Kampala Intnl. Univ. (B. Dvpt. Studies). Programme presenter with CBS Radio.

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