It’s certainly not a new thing to have young kings, and perhaps queens. Nevertheless, I still find this picture rather interesting – therefore, it’s my picture of the week.

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, during his 18th birthday in the royal palace at Fort Portal, Uganda, Saturday, April 17, 2010 as he assumes the full duties of King of the Tooros.

I’m not sure I will prostrate for an eighteen year old, regardless of his title. But I do understand that its their culture in that part of Uganda, the Tooro Kingdom. Now, I’m curious if the Ugandan dictator, who has held on to power since 1986, Yoweri Museveni, prostrated too – to a teenager perhaps the age of his grand child.

Uganda's King of the Tooro Kingdom, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, during his 18th birthday in the royal palace at Fort Portal, Uganda, Saturday, April 17, 2010. At left is Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni

Source: CNN

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