The inspirational true story of Seretse Khama, the King of all Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, '' the London office worker he married in 1948 at the face of fierce resistance by their own families and also both British and South African authorities. Ruth and seretse defied family, Apartheid and tribe - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung within their path and in so doing they shifted their country and inspired the world.