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Throughout history, since the strong rise of Western countries in modern times and becoming the dominant players in the world, Western values have gradually influenced the world. In order to show their superiority, Westerners have set some discriminatory clauses based on their skin color, and it is still difficult to eliminate the rest of the poison today. Even in modern society, even in "politically correct" European and American countries, black people still suffer from more or less discriminatory vision. However, few people know that in Europe, where blood is most valued, there is a white prince who marries a black girl, which shocks the royal families of European countries.
Angela Gisela Brown
Born in Panama, this black civilian woman immigrated to the United States with her parents at an early age, grew up in European and American cultural circles, had a cheerful personality, was generous, received a relatively good education, and made many friends in the process. Because Angela has a special love for fashion design since she was a child and has a certain design talent, she entered a well-known fashion design company after graduating from university and held an important position. With her talent and talent, Angela continues to develop new design ideas. Soon, Angela founded her own clothing brand a.brown. Because she is very good, Angela is full of confidence between her hands and feet, she never feels inferior because of her skin color, but thinks that black is beautiful and a unique color in the world.
Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein
Angela's confident and generous temperament has attracted the pursuit of many men, one of whom is particularly fond of her and deeply in love with her in constant contact and understanding. This man was Prince Maximilian Nikolaus Maria, the second son of Hans Adam II, Grand Duke of Liechtenstein. Some friends may not have heard of Liechtenstein, a landlocked country located between Switzerland and Austria, with a per capita GDP of more than $180,000 and a very rich standard of living. Liechtenstein is a solid sovereign state, regardless of size, and Maximilian's status as prince is also true.
Prince Maximilian in his childhood (right)
Objectively speaking, Maximilian was a very good person, he was gentle and approachable, and he also studied at Harvard University, and he was quite accomplished in academics. At a banquet, Maximilian and Angela met, both of whom were highly educated and very close in thought and values, and through conversation they discovered that they shared the same hobbies, and the two suddenly became fond of each other. As a man, Maximilian naturally took the initiative and expressed his love for Angela in a passionate pursuit. During this time, he did not care at all about the different skin tones of the two men. Angela understood Maximilian's intentions without hesitation and accepted his pursuit calmly.
Hans Adam II, Grand Duke of Liechtenstein
Due to Maximilian's sensitive status as a prince, it was not long before it was known that the prince of Liechtenstein had a girlfriend. After paparazzi follow-up reports, Liechtenstein residents not only knew that the prince was 11 years younger than his girlfriend, but also that his girlfriend was black. For this information, the people's discussion rose and fell, and when Maximilian publicly announced that he would marry her as a princess, the discussion reached a boiling point. In the beginning, the Grand Duke of Liechtenstein and the royal family did not recognize Angela, in their eyes, the negro did not have much excellence, and she was much older than the prince, and the union of the two would bring shame to the royal family. However, the prince insisted on marrying her, and his persistence eventually touched his parents, and the Liechtenstein royal family accepted Angela.
▲ Maximilian and Angela's wedding photo
In January 2000, Maximilian and Angela were married at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer. Although the wedding of the two was very simple, Angela felt a strong sense of happiness, and the two held each other's hands tightly and walked through the entire wedding ceremony At the wedding, Angela wore a wedding dress of her own design and wore the Kinsky crown passed down by the Liechtenstein royal family to the princesses, becoming the first black princess in Europe. Maximilian was unmoved by the controversy from the outside world, because he knew deep down how kind and good his wife was.
▲ Maximilian and his wife attended the event
Of course, Angela also paid a lot for the marriage. After getting married, Angela gave up her career, sold the brand she had created to someone else, and devoted herself to the family business and took care of her husband's life. In May 2001, when Angela was 43 years old, she and Maximilian's first child, Alphonse, was born. You know, at this time, she was an elderly mother, and the risk of having a child was extremely high, but she was fearless and insisted on having a child for Maximilian. The birth of Alphonse made Angela's family complete, the three of them lived happier, and Maximilian also became a housewife, taking care of his lover and children, and handing over all his love to the family.
Mahimilians and their son Alphonse
It has to be said that Angela was lucky to meet a husband who loved her wholeheartedly, and despite the discrimination of the world against the black race, Maximilian still loved her deeply. On the other hand, Angela's own excellence is also one of the factors of the marriage's happiness, and her excellence inspires her self-confidence, and she defies the prejudices of the world with an arrogant face. Although Angela's story is only a special case, it is enough to prove that the world is slowly getting better, human prejudices are gradually being eliminated, and the era of equality for all will eventually become a reality.
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