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In quest to find birth family, woman makes life-altering discovery: She s a princess
Char Adams
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Sarah Culberson saw the unthinkable during her first visit to Bumpe, Sierra Leone, in 2004 children wandering with missing limbs, schools reduced to rubble, entire neighborhoods destroyed or burned.
This was no leisurely trip to the West African country known for its white sand beaches, though. Arriving in the small town of Bumpe, Culberson was taking stock of the land she would now serve as princess.
“It was overwhelming. The reality wasn’t just, ‘I’m coming to meet my family and everything’s perfect.’ It was a reality check. This is what people have been living through. This is my family. How is this princess going to be part of this community and make a difference in the country?” Culberson said. ....

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