In a royal fairytale that conjures the 1988 romantic comedy film "Coming to America," an American woman became a princess in September when she married an Ethiopian prince whom she met at a Washington, D.C.. nightclub nearly 12 years ago. Ariana Austin, 33, and Joel Makonnen, 35, were married in an Ethiopian Orthodox ceremony in Maryland on Sept. 9. “Not even five minutes later I said, ‘You’re going to be my girlfriend.’”When they met 12 years ago, he didn’t mention he was a prince. The last emperor of Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie, last sat on the throne in 1974. The 225th and final emperor of Ethiopia ruled the country for 40 years until a civil war broke out.

Source: Ethiopian News October 17, 2017 20:37 UTC