June Rose Bellamy, also Yadana Nat-Mei (Burmese: ရတနာနတ်မယ်; lit. Goddess of the Nine Jewels, 1 June 1932 – 1 December 2020)[3] was the First Lady of Myanmar as the fourth wife of the 4th President of Burma Ne Win.[4] She was a great-granddaughter of Prince Kanaung.[5]
June Rose was born on 1 June 1932 in Maymyo, British Burma. She was the great-granddaughter of Prince Kanaung Mintha and granddaughter of Prince Limbin. She was the only daughter of Princess Hteiktin Ma Lat of Konbaung, and Herbert Bellamy, an Australian orchid collector long settled in Burma. She was educated at St Joseph's Convent School, Kalimpong, India, also educated in Rangoon, Burma. After the war, as a teenager, she wrote an essay for a competition called "The World We Want", sponsored by the New York Herald Tribune, which won a prize to visit the US along with 30 international students. She became a TV host in the Philippines and took up painting.
June Rose was offered a female lead role in the war film The Purple Plain, as the young Burmese nurse who gives a suicidal pilot (played by Gregory Peck) an interest in life, but says she pulled out during the shooting in Ceylon. "It was so Hollywood, it was ridiculous; it was an insult to anything that had to do with Burma," she said.[6]
Marriage
First
A young Yadana Nat Mei and her mother Princess Hteiktin Ma Lat
June Rose was first married to Mario Postiglione, a physician and Senior Malaria advisor of WHO in Rangoon, Damascus, Geneva and Manila. The couple divorced in 1954, after having two sons, Michael Bellamy Postiglione and Maurice Postiglione.[7]
Second
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. On a later visit he proposed. They married in 1976, but the marriage lasted only five months. Ne Win accused her of being a CIA spy and divorced her.[8]
Later life and death
After she returned to Italy, June Rose taught International and Italian cooking in Florence, as well as carrying on charitable work, through Rangoon-based doctors, putting young Burmese students through medical school. She has since written cookbooks, including The Soul of Spice, featured at the 2017 Turin Book Fair.[8]
June Rose died on 1 December 2020 at the age of 88.[9][10]
In popular culture
Yadana Nat-Mei is the subject of Than Win Hlaing's historic book Yadana Nat-Mei or once First Lady, first published in 2015.[11]
According to her son Michele Postiglione Bellamy, June Rose completed her memoirs before her death which is expected to be published in June 2021.[1]
A documentary film about her life called Rhapsody in June is in the works.[1]
References
^ abcGreen, Penelope (2021-02-03). "June Rose Bellamy, Adventurous Burmese Princess, Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
^"ဦးနေဝင်း၏ ဇနီးဟောင်း ရတနာနတ်မယ် ကွယ်လွန်". Mizzima Daily (in Burmese). 2 December 2020.
^Green, Penelope (3 February 2021). "June Rose Bellamy, Adventurous Burmese Princess, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^Bayin, Anne (3 September 2019). "Lunch with a Myanmar Princess". The Irrawaddy.
^"A Palace Assassination that Altered Myanmar's History". The Irrawaddy. 2 August 2019.
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June Rose Bellamy also Yadana Nat Mei Burmese ရတန နတ မယ lit Goddess of the Nine Jewels 1 June 1932 1 December 2020 3 was the First Lady of Myanmar as the fourth wife of the 4th President of Burma Ne Win 4 She was a great granddaughter of Prince Kanaung 5 June Rose Bellamyရတန နတ မယ First Lady of MyanmarIn role 24 December 1976 May 1977PresidentNe WinPreceded byNi Ni MyintSucceeded byNi Ni Myint remarried Personal detailsBornYadana Nat Mei 1932 06 01 1 June 1932Maymyo British Burma 1 Died1 December 2020 2020 12 01 aged 88 2 Florence ItalySpousesMario Postiglione div 1954 wbr Ne Win m 1976 1977 wbr ChildrenMichael Bellamy Postiglione Maurice PostiglioneParent s Herbert Bellamy Hteiktin Ma LatKnown forgreat granddaughter of Prince Kanaung Mintha ex wife of Ne Win Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Marriage 2 1 First 2 2 Second 3 Later life and death 4 In popular culture 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career Edit Hteiktin Ma Gyi Yadana Nat Mei and Hteiktin Ma Lat June Rose was born on 1 June 1932 in Maymyo British Burma She was the great granddaughter of Prince Kanaung Mintha and granddaughter of Prince Limbin She was the only daughter of Princess Hteiktin Ma Lat of Konbaung and Herbert Bellamy an Australian orchid collector long settled in Burma She was educated at St Joseph s Convent School Kalimpong India also educated in Rangoon Burma After the war as a teenager she wrote an essay for a competition called The World We Want sponsored by the New York Herald Tribune which won a prize to visit the US along with 30 international students She became a TV host in the Philippines and took up painting June Rose was offered a female lead role in the war film The Purple Plain as the young Burmese nurse who gives a suicidal pilot played by Gregory Peck an interest in life but says she pulled out during the shooting in Ceylon It was so Hollywood it was ridiculous it was an insult to anything that had to do with Burma she said 6 Marriage EditFirst Edit A young Yadana Nat Mei and her mother Princess Hteiktin Ma Lat June Rose was first married to Mario Postiglione a physician and Senior Malaria advisor of WHO in Rangoon Damascus Geneva and Manila The couple divorced in 1954 after having two sons Michael Bellamy Postiglione and Maurice Postiglione 7 Second Edit 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 On a later visit he proposed They married in 1976 but the marriage lasted only five months Ne Win accused her of being a CIA spy and divorced her 8 Later life and death EditAfter she returned to Italy June Rose taught International and Italian cooking in Florence as well as carrying on charitable work through Rangoon based doctors putting young Burmese students through medical school She has since written cookbooks including The Soul of Spice featured at the 2017 Turin Book Fair 8 June Rose died on 1 December 2020 at the age of 88 9 10 In popular culture EditYadana Nat Mei is the subject of Than Win Hlaing s historic book Yadana Nat Mei or once First Lady first published in 2015 11 According to her son Michele Postiglione Bellamy June Rose completed her memoirs before her death which is expected to be published in June 2021 1 A documentary film about her life called Rhapsody in June is in the works 1 References Edit a b c Green Penelope 2021 02 03 June Rose Bellamy Adventurous Burmese Princess Dies at 88 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2021 02 05 ဦ န ဝင ဇန ဟ င ရတန နတ မယ က ယ လ န Mizzima Daily in Burmese 2 December 2020 Green Penelope 3 February 2021 June Rose Bellamy Adventurous Burmese Princess Dies at 88 The New York Times Retrieved 5 February 2021 Bayin Anne 3 September 2019 Lunch with a Myanmar Princess The Irrawaddy A Palace Assassination that Altered Myanmar s History The Irrawaddy 2 August 2019 Hamish McDonald 4 January 2013 Between two worlds Griffith Review Archived from the original on 4 January 2013 Yadana Nat Mei Myanmar princess and first lady dies at 88 Coconuts 2 December 2020 a b Hamish McDonald Between two worlds Griffith REVIEW Edition 27 Food Chain Archived from the original on 2010 06 13 Retrieved 2010 06 14 က န ဘ င မင ဆက ကန င မင သ က မ စ တ စပ သ ရတန နတ မယ က တ က န လ န The Myanmar Times in Burmese 2 December 2020 Archived from the original on 5 June 2022 Retrieved 2 December 2020 Lunch With a Myanmar Princess The Irrawaddy 2 December 2020 ရတန နတ မယ သ မဟ တ တခ တ န က သမ မတကတ The Myanmar Times in Burmese 7 May 2015 External links EditStudio June Bellamy Oriental and Italian cuisine schoolHonorary titlesPreceded byNi Ni Myint First Lady of Myanmar1976 1977 Succeeded byNi Ni Myint Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title June Rose Bellamy amp oldid 1157109530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
