Esther Kamatari

Biography:

Princess Esther Kamatari is a writer model and exiled Burundian princess. Esther Kamatari grew up in Burundi as a member of the royal family. Following independence in 1962 the king was overthrown in a military coup d'etat and the monarchy abolished in 1966. Kamatari fled the country in 1970 after her father's assassination and settled in Paris where she became a model. An attempt to re-establish the kingdom ended with the murder of King Ntare V in 1972.