“This Wonderful Man” The Queen and Nelson Mandela

Carolyn Harris
Dec 13, 2013
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Updated: Jun 12, 2024

My column in this weekend’s Kingston Whig-Standard discusses Queen Elizabeth II’s decades long friendship with the late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. The Queen and the statesman belonged to same generation and shared a common vision of racial equality and democracy for South Africa.

Click here to read the full column in the Kingston Whig Standard

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“This Wonderful Man” The Queen and Nelson Mandela

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