Background

June Rose was the great-granddaughter of a Burmese prince (Prince Kanaung Mintha, also known as Prince Limbin, son of King Tharrawaddy). Her mother was the daughter of Princess Hteiktin Ma Latin (ထိပ်တင်မလတ်), of the deposed Konbaung dynasty, and her father was Herbert Bellamy, an Australian orchid collector long settled in Burma.

Career

On a later visit he proposed. June Rose now teaches Burmese and Italian cooking in Florence, as well as carrying on charitable work, through Rangoon-based doctors, putting young Burmese students through medical school.

Achievements

• In 1963 June Rose met Ne Win, Burma"s new military ruler, in Europe, where she was living. Ne Win suggested she come back to Burma, but she was unwilling to leave Italy.