Prince Harry and Meghan Markle meet Nelson Mandela's granddaughter, Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela

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Ms. Dlamini-Mandela, nicknamed "Swati", was smuggled to Robben Island in 1980, while she was less than a year old, wrapped in blankets as her grandmother The prison guard, Christo Brand, would have initially refused to allow Mr. Mandela to see his grandmother. but eventually he gave in, even though he was afraid he would lose his job.

19659002] Ms. Dlamini-Mandela, born in 1979 in Welkom, South Africa, is now working as a business developer, speaker and entrepreneur – and has launched her own line of Swati luxury clothes by King Kaskara. Last year.

In 2013, she and her sister Zaziwe became stars of the unlikely reality TV show in South Africa, and insisted at the time that their family trusted them to do what they wanted, provided that they act with "respect and integrity".

It gives a fascinating insight into the journey of Mr. Mandela, a young anti-apartheid activist, to become the inspiration of an international movement against the violent and oppressive system of South Africa .

It revolves around six themes – Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, State Man – all made up of information boards and photos, as well as movies and from archives of different periods of Mandela's life.

In 1962, Mr. Mandela was arrested for conspiring life imprisonment in the Rivonia trial. He served 27 years in prison, shared between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison.

Under growing national and international pressure and fears of a racial civil war, President FW de Klerk released him in 1990. [19659002] Andrew Mlangeni, accused of sabotaging the government of the time of apartheid, was imprisoned at Robben Island at the same time as Mandela.

The 93-year-old man tells how he was confronted with the collection of objects and images that "brought back so many memories".

He praised the visit of Harry and Meghan saying, "For me, it is my hope that we will do more to teach young people in the future". the history and especially of our struggle in South Africa, from where we come and where we are now. "

Duke and Duchess paid particular attention to a pickaxe, similar to the one that Mr. Mandela used when he was forced to do manual labor at Robben Island.

They were also treated to choral performance Ubunye, reunited by the Diaspora Ubunye Trust of South Africa specifically for the occasion at which Harry and Meghan, dressed in a pale pink dress by the Canadian ethical designer House of Nonie, smiled and applauded with enthusiasm.

Lord Peter Hain, former anti-apartheid leader, president of Nelson Mandela's centennial exhibition, recounted how the queen ava it has a particularly strong personal relationship with Nelson Mandela, when he paid. a state visit in 1996.

He said: "It was a great opportunity to see how close they were, very different from the ones I was able to add last week. – but that's by the way. " Her 90th birthday party celebrated here in London, Her Majesty the Queen phoned Nelson Mandela in the middle of his party and we passed him the phone saying, "Hello Elizabeth, how's the Duke?"

"After which his wife Graca Machel reprimanded her by saying" you can not refer to Her Majesty the Queen in terms of first name "to which he replied" But she calls me Nelson "

Baroness Doreen Lawrence, The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, who was invited to the exhibition, said:" Harry and Meghan are undoubtedly great advocates of important and just causes and you can tell them that they passionately care about freedoms and justice for all. "are part of an exciting generation of young members of the royal family, who are open-minded and open-minded. kindness and are fantastic ambassadors for their family and country. "

Curator Debo Amon, a literature programmer at the Southbank Center, said: together. It's an exhibition that really highlights his life (Mandela) and the anti-apartheid movement.

"It shows both the struggle for freedom and also speaks of the common heritage of South Africa and the United Kingdom."

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