Under the Sun S10E07 · Becoming the King

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Newly crowned King Letsie III of Lesotho is under pressure to get married and produce an heir to the throne, but like many men in their thirties he is loath to make a commitment. In his turbulent first year as king, he tries to find a woman he both likes and who will make a good queen, and also faces political crisis and the prospect of invasion.

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