Tsehai Haile Selassie
Princess Tsehai supported the establishment of the Ethiopian Women’s Welfare Work Association. Following the formation of the Ethiopian Red Cross in 1935, Princess Tsehi worked with the organisation as a volunteer. In 1936, she joined her father in exile in London and trained as a state registered nurse at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, graduating in 1939. She also enrolled on postgraduate courses during the Second World War and nursed civilians injured during the Blitz. On return to Ethiopia in 1941, she worked in Dessie Hospital.
1919
1942
Ethiopia
Both her parents, Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw, were Ethiopian
1930- Imperial Coronation Medal
1930- Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba
1939- Graduated as a Registered State Children’s Nurse
1942- Married Colonel Abiye Ababa
Princess Tsehai was the youngest of six children. When she was young, they all lived in a compound known as Little Gebbi (little palace). She attended schools in England and Switzerland at the age of eight years.
The Imperial Coronation Medal was issued to Princess Tsehai to celebrate the accession of an Emperor to the throne. The Grand Cordon with Collar of the order was originally intended for royal ladies. It is possible the symbol of the order originated or taken inspiration from the Ethiopian Order of the Red Cross which was based on the Star of David.
Princess Tsehai received national honours such as Imperial Coronation Medal and Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba. Princess Tsehai trained as a nurse at London’s great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children and went on to graduate as a Registered State Children’s Nurse in 1939.
Princess Tsehai was married to Colonel Abiye Ababa in 1942. She died during childbirth, together with her baby.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Tsehai#:~:text=Princess%20Tsehai%20died%20in%20Nekemte,church%20of%20Emperor%20Menelik%20II.
https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/second-world-war-service-and-sacrifice/princess-tsehai-1919-1942/
https://museumandarchives.redcross.org.uk/objects/46898
