Princess Diana Balizzamuggale Teyeggala Ndege has died. The Buganda Kingdom announced her passing after an illness at a hospital in Kisubi. She was 59. As the youngest child of the late Kabaka Muteesa II, she was a sister to the current monarch, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. Her mother was Princess Catherine Karungu of Ankole.
The princess was born while her father lived in exile, meaning she never met him before his death. The kingdom's prime minister, Charles Peter Mayiga, shared condolences from the Kabaka and asked for public respect for the family's privacy. Beyond her royal status, she was active in community work, notably supporting Buddhist educational and spiritual projects in Uganda.
The Buganda kingdom holds cultural importance under the nation's constitution, though it wields no political power. Funeral plans will be shared later.
The princess was born while her father lived in exile, meaning she never met him before his death. The kingdom's prime minister, Charles Peter Mayiga, shared condolences from the Kabaka and asked for public respect for the family's privacy. Beyond her royal status, she was active in community work, notably supporting Buddhist educational and spiritual projects in Uganda.
The Buganda kingdom holds cultural importance under the nation's constitution, though it wields no political power. Funeral plans will be shared later.
