Tonight Bermuda residents will get the chance to see their own African prince when Amoti Nyabongo is scheduled to appear on CBS' 48 Hours programme.

Already featured on Oprah Winfrey's talk show and the October 19 issue of People Magazine, Amoti will be part of the newsmagazine's feature "Royals Among Us''.

And just who is Amoti Nyabongo Kyebambe Mukarusa? He is the son of Bermudian, Ada Nyabongo -- nee Paynter -- and the late Akiiki Hosea, the brother of King George of Toro, one of four kingdoms in Uganda.

Mr. Nyabongo has been a Police recruiter, helicopter pilot, and even a lecturer at the Police Academy.

Mr. Nyabongo, who has visited Bermuda often and has status, is modest about his royal heritage and proud of the birth places of his parents.

"I enjoy my anonymity and my privacy. But I want to put Uganda, Toro, and Bermuda out there for the world,'' he said this week.

A graduate of Tuskegee University, and New York city policeman, he has generally kept his heritage from friends and work mates but does not shy away from the media.

In the People Magazine article, he tells of not telling his girlfriend for eight months, saying: "I like the idea of being accepted for who I am.'' "Fifty years from now people should know of Uganda like they know of Nigeria,'' said Mr. Nyabongo, 42.

And he has hinted in the past of possibly moving to Uganda and helping in its march toward development.

"But I love Bermuda and its people,'' he said. "I want to wish my family and friends a Merry Christmas. I'll be down soon!'' Akiiki Nyabongo was a Yale and Oxford educated heir to the Toro throne who was teaching at North Carolina A&T State when he met Ada Paynter in New York at a church function.

They married in 1955 and separated in the early 1960's when he left for Uganda.

"He was one of the intellectuals that was called home to help write the Independence constitution,'' Mr. Nyabongo said as he relaxed at home away from his job as a beat cop.

"He was part of a think tank. Two months turned into two years and then it wound up being many years. I think he left us here for our safety, though.'' Mr. Nyabongo said his father stayed on and led town and country planning in Uganda, bringing electricity and an improved quality of life to rural villagers.

His mother, a long-time New York City school teacher, returned to Bermuda after retiring and lives in Hamilton Parish.

After the monarchies were abolished in the early 1960's many of the royals became exiles, although they are trickling back since reinstatement in 1992.

Speaking of his visits to his father's homeland, Mr. Nyabongo said his relatives always ask when he would settle there and when will he get married.

"They're just like my Bermuda relatives in that regard!'' he said.

Of the triple heritage he has, Mr. Nyabongo said he was proud of being African, Bermudian, and American and encouraged people to travel to Africa.

He added: "Any attempt at making the connection with our heritage is a good thing. I would encourage people to bridge the gaps.'' 48 Hours airs tonight at 11 p.m. on ZBM channel 9/cable 3. At press time Network executives would only confirm that Mr. Nyabongo had been interviewed.