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The Royal Family of Buckingham Palace in the UK, His Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II and her son, The Prince of Wales, His Highness Prince Charles shared a moving tribute in honor of former President Rawlings.
Queen Elizabeth II, in her tribute, said she was saddened to learn of the death of the late statesman, a man she described as being relevant to “laying the foundation for Ghana’s proud democratic traditions”.
“I was saddened to learn of the death of HE Jerry John Rawlings, former President of Ghana in 1999, and of our many discussions at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings.
“He made an invaluable contribution to the creation of the current constitution and to Ghana’s return to democracy in 1992. I wish to convey my condolences to his family and to the people of Ghana,” said Queen Elizabeth in her tribute.
His son Prince Charles recounted how a young Flying Officer Rawlings from the Ghana Air Force escorted his plane as it landed in 1977, on his first visit to Ghana.
His letter, dated November 16, 2020, was sent, four days after the death of the former president of Ghana.
Letter from His Royal Highness Prince Charles on the death of Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings below:
“My wife and I were very sad to learn of the passing of His Excellency Former President Jerry John Rawlings.
Knowing how much of a dominant figure former President Rawlings was in Ghanaian public life and how respected he was for laying the foundation for Ghana’s proud democratic traditions.
I can well imagine how his loss will be felt by so many people. For my part, I have such special memories of meeting former President Rawlings during my visits to Ghana, most recently in 2018, when we had the opportunity to fondly recall how, in 1977, he was a young Flying Officer Rawlings from Ghana Air. Force that escorted my plane when I first landed in Ghana.
As Ghana mourns the passing of former President Rawlings, my wife joins me in sending our sincere condolences to her family, you and all the people of Ghana.
The former president died on November 12, 2020 at the age of 73 and was buried on Wednesday January 27, 2021 at the military hospital in Accra after a four-day funeral rite ceremony held in his honor.
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