SYNOPSIS:

Based on real events. True story of the fate of Prince Louis Napoleon, last of the Bonaparte line. In June 1879 the British army has invaded Zululand in southern Africa and Prince Louis, exiled in England and now 24, wants battle action so he can return to France a hero like his great-uncle the mighty Napoleon. Queen Victoria allows him to go, on certain conditions. But the Prince will have his way. What follows is is dynastically earth-shaking.