Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso (born 7 October 2001) is the eldest child of King Letsie III of Lesotho

Letsie III of Lesotho

Letsie III is the reigning king of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Moshoeshoe II, when the latter was forced into exile in 1990. His father was briefly restored in 1995 but soon died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king again...

 and his wife Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso

Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso

Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso is the Queen Consort of King Letsie III of Lesotho.She was born as Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng in Mapoteng in the Berea District the eldest child of Thekiso Mots'oeneng and his wife 'Makarabo. In 1990 Queen 'Masenate enrolled at the Machabeng International College in...

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Princess Senate was born in Maseru

Maseru

Maseru is the capital of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, bordering South Africa, Maseru is Lesotho's only sizable city, with a population of approximately 227,880 . The city was established as a police camp and assigned as the capital after the...

, the capital of Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...

. The current laws governing the Line of succession to the Lesothan throne

Line of succession to the Lesothan throne

The "Lesotho" throne is properly referred to as the Basotho throne, Basotho being the collective name for citizens of the southern African kingdom of Lesotho. The "Lesotho" throne is properly referred to as the Basotho throne, Basotho being the collective name for citizens of the southern African...

 bar women from succeeding to the throne although there has been support within Lesotho for a change in the rules. So far no changes have taken place and the birth of a brother Prince Lerotholi Seeiso

Prince Lerotholi Seeiso

Prince Lerotholi Seeiso is a member of the Royal Family of Lesotho.Prince Lerotholi Mohato Bereng Seeiso was born in Maseru and is the third child and only son of King Letsie III of Lesotho and Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso. He has two older sisters, the Princesses Senate and Maseeiso...

 in 2007 means that he becomes the new heir to the throne.

Princess Senate is the patron of the Non-Governmental Organization Coalition on the Rights of the Child which works
to monitor and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Convention on the Rights of the Child

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children...

in Lesotho.