She was surrounded by love in her home, but always wondered about her roots..... Searching to unlock the secrets of her past...
She quickly learned that her mom had died a dozen years earlier from cancer. Culberson was crushed.

Here's the update story. The Princess has decided to accept her royal role, and the duties that the role entails. She has decided to set up a foundation to help those in Sierra Leone in her birth dad's community. In addition to the obvious "princess" appeal of this story, there were several other points highlighted by actress Sara Culberson's story.

It mentions that she had a need to search even though she has a good adoptive family. That is a point that is always important to make to adoptive families. A search does not mean that they have failed, or are not loved by their child.

Another important highlight of this story is that finding out that her birth mother was no longer living impacted Ms. Culberson. It often takes people by surprise when the reaction that they may have when they discover that a birth relative is no longer living. However, it is important to know that it can often cause a very real effect on a person. They need to not just grieve the loss of the person, but of a lost opportunity to ever know that person.

One more interesting and positive feature of her story is that her adoptive parents have been very supportive of her reunion, and her efforts to aid the ailing country of her roots. It is often theorized that a reunion draws an adoptee and their adoptive parents closer. I have heard that often happens, particularly when the adoptive family is supportive of the reunion.

Finally, Ms. Culberson emphasizes that while she encourages adoptees to search, that they should have no pre-set expectations. I believe that it is nearly impossible to have no expectations, but reasonable ones are a good idea. Great advice - from a princess no less!