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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Caroline Davies

Mandela grandson ‘surprised’ at Meghan wedding comparison

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Zwelivelile Mandela
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Zwelivelile Mandela. Composite: Rex/Getty Images

The Duchess of Sussex’s claim that her marriage to Prince Harry was a moment of jubilation that was compared to Nelson’s Mandela’s release from prison has been greeted with surprise by one of the anti-apartheid campaigner’s grandchildren.

In an interview with the Cut, Meghan said she had been told in 2019 by one South African cast member of The Lion King in London: “I need you to know. When you married into this family, we rejoiced in the streets the same we did when Mandela was released from prison.”

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