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Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Nelson Mandela grandson questions claim South Africa celebrated Meghan’s wedding like grandfather’s freedom

Left to right: Nelson Mandela’s grandson Zwelivelile ‘Mandla’ Mandela; Nelson Mandela; Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

(Picture: ES Composite)

Nelson Mandela’s grandson said he was “surprised” by suggestions the Duchess of Sussex’s wedding ignited the same jubilation in South Africa as his grandfather’s release from prison.

Anti-apartheid activist Mandela - revered worldwide as a man of peace and forgiveness - was freed from prison in 1990 after 27 years and went on to become president of South Africa.

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