A United Kingdom movie, Botswana: The great forbidden love affair between an African prince and an English commoner

By Sue Wiliams
Updated November 21 2016 - 1:08pm, first published November 20 2016 - 12:15am
Forbidden love: Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo in A United Kingdom. Photo: supplied
Forbidden love: Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo in A United Kingdom. Photo: supplied
Jacks Camp.
Jacks Camp.
Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo in <i>A United Kingdom</i>.
Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo in <i>A United Kingdom</i>.
Sanctuary Chief's Camp Botswana.
Sanctuary Chief's Camp Botswana.
Okavango Delta.
Okavango Delta.

It was one of last century's great forbidden love affairs – between a black African prince leading his people to independence from its British colonial masters, and a young white Englishwoman.

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