the Imperial family in 1989. A year later, her sons were also released from their imprisonment. Days before their release, Prince Dawit Makonnen was found dead at his home in Switzerland. After the fall of the Derg regime, Princess Sara and her sons were allowed to travel abroad. And after a number of years living in London, the returned to live in Addis Ababa. The Duchess of Harar was prominent at the Imperial funerals held for her brother-in-law, the Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen (also known as Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie I), the Emperor Haile Selassie I, and the funeral for Princess Tenagnework. She died in 2019. Death It was widely believed that Emperor Haile Selassie favoured the Duke of Harar over all his other children, and it was even rumoured that the Emperor even considered naming Makonnen as his heir, instead of his liberal elder son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen. However, Prince Makonnen died in a car crash in 1957 on his way to the resort town of Nazareth from Debre Zeyit, east of Addis Ababa. He was buried in the crypt of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa. Honours and decorations Prince Makonnen received numerous honors and decorations: Grand Collar and Chain of the Order of Solomon Grand Cordon of the Order of the Seal of Solomon Grand Cordon of the Order of the Holy Trinity Grand Cordon of the Order of Menelik II Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia Imperial Coronation Medal in Gold (1930) Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa of Sweden (1935) St George Medal of War Haile Selassie I Medal of War Haile Selassie Gold Medal Star of Victory (1944) Exile Medal with five torches (1945) Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim of Sweden (1954) Knight of the Order of the Elephant of Denmark (1954) Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic of Spain (1954) Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1954) Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav of Norway (1954) Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium (1954) Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange of the Netherlands (1954) Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix of Greece (1954) Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1954) Order of the Yugoslav