Bid to increase French tourism to KZN thanks to the Prince Imperial Route
His death changed the history of France, as it meant the end of the Bonaparte line.
The month of June is the time when French flair graces the familiar hallways of Chez Nous Bed and Breakfast, and this year was no exception.
The occasion is the annual celebration of the life of the French Prince Imperial, Louis Napoleon, who was killed in action during the Anglo Zulu War of 1879.
The French Consul-General, Madame Sonia Doña Pérez, was the guest of honour. She made no secret of her opinion that she would strive to improve French tourism to South Africa.
In a short speech, she touched upon her visit to Pomeroy’s Augustinian Sisters (who run an Aids orphanage in that rural area), as well as the memory of the Prince Imperial Napoleon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte, who was the only son of the Emperor of France, Napoléon III.
His death changed the history of France, as it meant the end of the Bonaparte line.
The French Soiree at Chez Nous is a culmination of a week-long celebration of the French Prince Imperial Route in KZN which has been nurtured for over 20 years by Pietermaritzburg-based French lecturer and historian, Glenn Flanagan.
Her input has seen the French invest in local schools in the Qwe Qwe area, near Nquthu, near the site where Prince Imperial fell during the Anglo Zulu War when he was attached to the British forces.
Local tour guide, Pat Rundgren, and his family were among the guests, including a delegation from Tourism Dundee. Viva la France!
Some of the visitors at the evening included Sifiso Sibiya (behind), Lihle Malinga, Sindy Ndwandwe, Nokwande Madera and Lihle Mdunge.
