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12:22 CAT | 07 May 2021
The Zulu queen was buried according to Swati royal culture
The regent of South Africa’s Zulu nation, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, has been laid to rest in KwaZulu-Natal province.
Her funeral took place at her Kwakhangelamankengane Royal Palace in Nongoma in the early hours of the morning. A vigil was held overnight.
She was buried according to Swati royal culture. The queen’s body was wrapped in a cow’s hide by a delegation that was sent by her brother, King Mswati III of neighbouring Eswatini.
The funeral was attended by family members from both monarchies.
A state-funded memorial will be held at the palace later on Friday.
Now that Queen Dlamini-Zulu has been buried, focus will be on the squabbles over succession.
Factions within the royal family have brought a legal challenge to halt the naming of a successor, after questioning the authenticity of the will of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini, who died in March.
A successor will be chosen among the late king‘s 28 children.
Source: BBC
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