During his speech at the recent state banquet for President Cyril Ramaphosa, King Charles revealed Nelson Mandela's affectionate nickname for Queen Elizabeth. | News24Arts
"Avuxeni, Dumela, Sawubona, Molo, Molweni, Ndaa," Charles began his speech at the banquet on Wednesday, closing day one of the state visit."My wife and I are delighted to welcome you [Ramaphosa] to Buckingham Palace this evening."
He added:"South Africa, like the Commonwealth, has always been a part of my life," before reflecting on the queen's 1947 speech. Charles said the queen"expressed her admiration for your country and its people, its vibrancy, natural beauty and diversity" before he continued:"She always talked warmly of her return to your country in 1995, as the guest of President Mandela, after the momentous events – driven from within South Africa and supported by so many around the world, including here in the United Kingdom – that brought democracy to your country.
He then revealed Mandela's Sotho nickname for the queen - Motlalepula - a woman's name, meaning"the one who comes with/brings rain". "During one of my own visits to South Africa, in 1997, President Mandela told me that he had conferred on my mother a special name – Motlalepula, meaning 'to come with rain'. I have been reassured that this was a mark of the particular affection President Mandela felt for the queen... rather than a remark on the British habit of taking our weather with us!""Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika," he said.
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