A 26 year old Nigerian,Emma McQuiston, the daughter of a Nigerian oil
barron is marrying into the family of the noble Marquess of Bath.
Emma McQuiston will become the first black Marchioness when she gets married to her childhood friend Ceawlin Thynn in June 2013.
Marchioness which means the wife of a Marquess is a title of nobility ranked beneath a Duke and above an Earl.
Ms. McQuiston who will make history in June by marrying into Britain's
most eccentric aristocratic family is the daughter of Ladi Jadesimi,a
Nigerian oil baron.
The Arts graduate will be a Viscountess(the wife of a Viscount) before
bearing the title Marchioness of Bath when her husband inherits the
title of Marquess of Bath.
Viscount Weymouth,38,currently runs the family estate which has the first drive through Safari Park outside Africa.
She told a UK magazine that"she has so far faced racism and snobbery from the upper class who are unwilling to accept her".
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