ADVERTISEMENT

12 years after, prince marries woman he met at a Nightclub

...simply because in dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.

In a once-in-an-age scenario, Prince Yoel met Ariana Austin a Washington DC philanthropist at a club in the Washington DC-area called Pearl.

That was as far back as 2005, and before the night was over, Joel [as the prince introduced himself] already told  Ariana; “you’re going to be my girlfriend.”

The couple’s fairytale began after that and Ariana soon got to know that her new boyfriend was in fact Prince Yoel Makonnen, the 35-year-old great-grandson of Haile Selassie who was the last emperor of Ethiopia.

ADVERTISEMENT

As fortune would have it, Ariana is also the granddaughter of the lord of Georgetown. Georgetown is the capital city of Guyana, a South American country.

Over a decade down the line and the pair have had their big, royal wedding; a ceremony that’s being tagged as a real-life depiction of  “Coming To America.”

They pair write on their wedding website;

"We’ve always believed that when it came to our love — it was written — and we’re thrilled to experience the next chapter unfold.

ADVERTISEMENT

Ariana the excited bride tells The New York Times;

“I think we both had this feeling that this was our destiny…But I felt like I had things that I had to do.”

The lovely ceremony took place at the Debre Genet Medhane Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Temple Hills, Md, complete with royal capes and crowns.

As expected, the reception was just as lit – a photo booth, a candy table and loads of Bob Marley and Marvin Gaye.

Apparently, in dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.

JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!

Unblock notifications in browser settings.
ADVERTISEMENT

Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:

Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng

Recommended articles

Top hotel room safety tips you should know

Top hotel room safety tips you should know

These are 3 reasons you can’t stay in your room when the lights go off

These are 3 reasons you can’t stay in your room when the lights go off

Here's the date the world will end, according to scientists

Here's the date the world will end, according to scientists

How do I know I have PCOS?

How do I know I have PCOS?

5 ways to show affection in your partner’s love language

5 ways to show affection in your partner’s love language

Yellow or green bananas — which are the healthiest for you? It depends

Yellow or green bananas — which are the healthiest for you? It depends

5 intimate acts which can be done by people practising celibacy

5 intimate acts which can be done by people practising celibacy

7 reasons your pregnancy test gave a false positive result

7 reasons your pregnancy test gave a false positive result

Tattooed eyebrows: 5 key things you should know before you get them

Tattooed eyebrows: 5 key things you should know before you get them

Here are the 4 most active Nigerian billionaires on social media

Here are the 4 most active Nigerian billionaires on social media

How to slow down ageing and look incredibly attractive

How to slow down ageing and look incredibly attractive

This is why you get headaches after sex and here’s what to do

This is why you get headaches after sex and here’s what to do

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT