So much of Emancipation is a love letter to her. It's beautiful stuff. Very deep, very personal, very real expression of love. She changed him. But what they went through was tough for anyone to deal with.

Much less a couple in the public eye.

bleutuna said:

That is so true. I remember when he was touring to promote Emancipation, she looked very bored and tired when I saw her in Dallas. I'm sure it takes a special kind of woman to marry a celebrity.

daPrettyman said:

Trying to hide a broken heart would take a lot out of anyone.

methodcal said:

yes i remember that too!

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I hope so....I would have loved to visit there at least once...

1sexymf said:

It's certainly something along those lines, and the princess feature has been commented upon more than once. When she was on TV as a very young girl belly dancing she was introduced as "princess mayte". I'm sure the reference to her being a princess was referred to in the wedding program "coincidence or fate?" too (correct me if i'm wrong), ie. is it a coincidence or fate that he is called Prince and she's referred to as "Princess".
Anyway, she isn't a real princess of course, it seems it was adapted as an early stage name and in both the book "Slave to the Rythymn" and the magazine "the Truth" there are references to Mayte/Prince or both of them saying that she/he/both felt a strong connection to Egypt, and believed they had met in a past life in Egypt. The July 98 edition of "the Truth" has an article about Mayte that says that while her mum was a language teacher in Cairo, Mayte was learning to belly dance and she felt she had a stong spiritual link to Egypt.
In the book Slave to the Rythymn, during an interview referring to what bought them together Mayte is actually quoted as saying "I beleive in reincarnation. I think there's a connection in Egypt, through my music and dancing."

Now I don't know if this was their doing or the press or what, but it seems the "princess" reference and the Egypt connection have become intertwined. I remember as a teenager when the symbol album was released, firmly beliving that she was an egyptian princess. I was young, and the album refers to her in that way, and the film that was released also seems to play up to that image of her being a princess too. It was quite some time before I realised she wasn't of Royal decent.....like I say I was young!!

bleutuna said:

Eh, not if you were hebrew...

I don't know if Prince has been 2 Egypt, what I do know is that He has somethin' 2 do with walking like one.

Genesia said:

Well, yes you can, but I don't think Prince could order online, for one thing.

200 Egyptian Cotton Manpers (Small)

Prince Rogers Nelson

7, That Place In Your Heart
United States of Division

1sexymf said:

Many singers wrote some good and powerful material during a breakup too. I guess Prince is different.

cherrymoongirl said:

...why???

myfavorite said:

His mother was NOT from Egypt.

bleutuna said:

Ancient Egypt was not a melting pot, as some would want you to think, you are perpetuating a mistruth. I have done extentisive research and studies on my ancestors and suggest that you take a look at this http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/kemet.html and http://wysinger.homestead...egypt.html...this should clear up a lot of misconceptions some may have on Ancient Egypt and the people

his mothers folks are of Egyptian heritage! ! ! ! ! !

Dayclear said:

no but he resembles a camel at times sexxay!

Yes, if Uptown:The Vault is to be believed he went there for 2 weeks in August 2000.
I don't know if he went any time before that but I assume so as The Symbol album especially is full of the Egpytian theme, as are some parts of Graffiti Bridge (notice the egyptian style instruments on Latest Fashion and Thieves In The Temple).