 Guests included Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, Prince Paul Makonnen, Prince Phillip Makonnen, Prince Beedemariam Makonnen, Princess Mary Asfaw Wossen, Johnnetta Cole, Sharon Pratt, and Brandon Todd.Makonnen speaks English, Amharic, French, Italian and Spanish.Makonnen formally uses the style "His Imperial Highness" with the title Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.