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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jason Burke Africa correspondent

Personal ties, diplomacy and charm: King Charles will need them all to win over Africa

Queen in a hat with feathers grinning at Prince Philip with schoolchildren behind them at a dance performance in Uganda in 2007
The Queen and Prince Philip at a dance performance by schoolchildren in Kampala, Uganda, in 2007. Photograph: Jon Hrusa/AFP/Getty Images

Of all the rulers in Africa over recent decades, only one could claim power that extended across the entire continent year after year – and she lived in central London.

The passing of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted an outpouring of tributes and testaments, but also difficult questions that may pose a challenge to King Charles III as he seeks to continue his mother’s work in Africa.

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