Royal Society of St George Welcomes Prince Ermias SahleSelassie HaileSelassie

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Bionic Buzz® covered the Royal Society of St. George Welcomes Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie event. • The Royal Society of St. George (RSSG), California held two events this past weekend welcoming His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie, President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, and Trustee with the RSSG, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The RSSG Black Tie Gala was held in his honor on Saturday evening, April 22nd, and a luncheon and awards ceremony was held on Sunday, April 23rd, welcoming the new president of RSSG, Marquis John A. Blakemore. On Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie delivered the keynote speech titled, The Importance of the Preservation of Heritage - Peace and Hope for 2023. • Prince Ermias was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 1960, and following the early passing of his father, HIH Prince Sahle Selassie, was raised by his mother and grandfather, His Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, until he was later sent to the United Kingdom for his education. He was in Great Britain when the coup of 1974 occurred, overthrowing the Emperor. He attended college in the United States at the University of California in Santa Barbara, and then at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He has been widely honored for his contributions to peace and international relations. He is a patron and the chief driving force behind the Water Initiative for Africa (WIA), which has developed unique water purification technologies for African communities. As President of the Crown Council, he is also sovereign of all of the Imperial Ethiopian Orders. • The Crown Council of Ethiopia is the Constitutional Body which advises the reigning Emperors of Ethiopia and, during an interregnum, actually acts as the Crown. The Council’s members are initially appointed by an Emperor, and subsequently sustained in their posts or replaced under the direction of the President of the Council. The Crown Council is currently raising funds to renovate Ethiopia's Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, now over eighty years old and in serious need of repair and preservation. • The Los Angeles Beverly Arts (LABA) was a Gold Sponsor of the events which featured the sabering of champagne led by Philippe Milgrom, US Ambassador for Confrérie du Sabre d'Or and Dr. Jeanne Ruderman, Maître du Protocole for Confrérie du Sabre d'Or. The Confrérie is based in France and promotes the wines of Champagne and the Art of Sabrage , the act of opening a bottle of Champagne with a sword. HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie successfully sabered a bottle of champagne and was given a certificate of membership into the Confrérie du Sabre d'Or. • The welcome dinner on April 22nd was hosted by Princess Karen Cantrell, Chairman of the RSSG California Branch, and Marquis Peter L. Eckert. • The distinguished guests included Lord and Lady Nicholas Monson, Lij Anania Abebe, GOSE, ADC, a Major of the Imperial Guard Director of the Moa Anbessa Institute, w/t Rahel Molaligne, British philanthropist Francis O'Toole and his wife, Zehra Sun of MDSun, Dr. Vance L. Whippo, Dr. EnRico Melson, LABA founder Joey Zhou, Viscountess Miranda Kramer, and Brenda Yang, Honorary RSSG member and President of the JinGuo Committee. • Marquis John A. Blakemore, newly elected president of the RSSG California branch, gave a background on the life of HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie: “HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie was born in Addis Ababa on June 14, 1960 and is the only son of Prince Selassie of the Sahel and Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam of Ethiopia. • After the prayers of Ethiopian nobleman Lij Anania Abebe, GOSE, ADC, the welcome dinner officially began. During the dinner, Lord Nicholas Monson of the British royal family recounted his anecdotes with King Charles III as well as the late Princess Diana and members of the British royal family. Afterwards, the Royal Society RSSG held an award ceremony. Princess Karen Cantrell, Chairman of the RSSG California, and Maryanne Parker, Vice President of the RSSG California, respectively gave HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Sellassie the RSSG Humanitarian Award, and Princess Saba Kebede was presented with the Presidential Lifetime Service Award. • Before the end of the dinner, the RSSG thanked the institutions and individuals who sponsored this event and gave donations to Ethiopia’s Holy Trinity Cathedral. The event raised $10,000 towards the restoration of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, with the RSSG California donating $2,000, and the members donating $8,000 as of this date. An additional $1,000.00 was also donated to the Ukraine by the RSSG California. • Bionic Buzz • / bionicbuzz • / bionicbuzz • / bionicbuzz • http://www.BionicBuzz.com

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