# Sara Forbes Bonetta
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta or Sally Forbes Bonetta (born Aina or Ina; c. 1843 – 15 August 1880) was ward and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was believed to have been a titled member of the Yewa subgroup of the Yoruba people in West Africa who was orphaned during a war with the nearby Kingdom of Dahomey as a child, and was later enslaved by King Ghezo of Dahomey. She was given by Ghezo as a "gift" to Captain Frederick E. Forbes of the British Royal Navy and became a goddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Sara Forbes Bonetta (Queen Victoria's goddaughter)
This is a little known story about an Egbado girl that was orphaned at age 8 and became the goddaughter of the Queen of England.
summary of life and pictures of Sara Forbes Bonetta’s family and descendants:
https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/trails/black-and-asian-history-and-victorian-britai…
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