Sunderland Echo

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The new king of Rwanda has been described as a “downto-earth” father-of-two by neighbours on the Greater Manchester housing estate where he lives.

Emmanuel Bushayija, 56, was named as the new monarch after his uncle, King Kigeli V, died. But the royals were exiled from the country in the 1960s and Mr Bushayija now lives in a terraced house in Sale.

His next-door neighbour, Clare Dwan, said: “He’s such a normal person. He puts the washing out and the bins out. He’s a normal guy and so down to earth. He works nights and listens to reggae music.”

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