IreneButhelezi was the epitome of a homemaker with depth and unshakable faith, her husband IFP leader Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said.
Funeral of Irene Audrey Thandekile Buthelezi, who is the wife of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi held at Ulundi. Picture: Sibonelo Ngcobo/African News AgencyThe funeral service of Princess Irene Audrey Thandekile Buthelezi, wife of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi at Ulundi on Friday. Picture: Sibonelo Ngcobo/African News AgencyPicture: Samkelo MtshaliThe funeral service of Princess Irene Audrey Thandekile Buthelezi, wife of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi at Ulundi on Friday.
"She was the epitome of a homemaker, always in the kitchen, dishing out biscuits and advice in equal measure, listening intently with her beloved Tootsie on her lap. She shared long conversations around the kitchen table with friends and family, often giggling at some private joke, and making everyone feel special. But that was not the whole of her."
On Friday, Buthelezi said that as many times as he said goodbye to his wife, he never got used to the temporary goodbyes as being apart was hard. Irene fulfilled every promise she made to Buthelezi when they were married on July 2, 1952, and for almost 67 years she loved and cherished him in the moments of greatest triumph and in the pits of despair, he said.
"So often she would meet someone I was acquainted with, spend a few moments with them, and report to me exactly what she observed in their character. I was angry when she told me, quite frankly, that she didn’t like someone. But I quickly learned to listen to her instincts because she was always proven right. Husbands throughout the ages have discovered and rediscovered how God blessed women with an extra sense.
Buthelezi recalled how when they got married, Irene knew she would become the wife of an Inkosi and as a city-girl from Johannesburg training to be a nurse, she faced change in the circumstances.
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