Royal pair visit Mandela exhibition
NELSON Mandela’s former Robben Island prison mate has praised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s visit to an exhibition about his friend – saying it shows the monarchy supported their “struggle for freedom”.
Andrew Mlangeni, 93, joked he would not wash his hand for a month after meeting Meghan and Harry, who said they were “thrilled” to be invited to the launch of the attraction at the Southbank Centre in London chronicling the life of the former South African president.
Mr Mandela’s granddaughter Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela said the royal visit would attract a younger generation to learn more about her grandfather, who was arrested in 1962 for conspiring to overthrow the apartheid state.
Harry and Meghan toured the exhibition that brings Mr Mandela’s life and activism alive with photographs from the period, along with artefacts and documents.