Emily Heaton
publication date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 (part of Winter 2016)
category: 
Controversy
clue: This Virginian 8-year-old has never been to the African country where she's a princess, and neither has anyone else.
explanation: Heaton's father, Jeremiah, made news in 2015 when he traveled to the African desert and declared a new sovereign kingdom of "North Sudan" with himself as king as his daughter as princess, unrecognized (of course) by any world government. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, and Mike Rothstein
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