- Despite that this comes as tensions are running high at the royal household due to a succession dispute, Prince Misuzulu preached peace, warning that any divisions would likely stand in the way of their divine duty to uphold the monarchy and lead the Zulu nation.
Prince Misuzulu, the firstborn son of the late Zulu regent, Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, has called for unity in the Zulu royal household.
The prince’s tribute to his mother was read by Princess Ntandoyenkosi at the queen’s official state memorial held at KwaKhangelamankengane royal palace in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Friday.
“We have no doubt we will unite as a family. Let us emulate the king by being peaceful and continue to love all the queens,” said the prince in his tribute.
Despite that this comes as tensions are running high at the royal household due to a succession dispute, Prince Misuzulu preached peace, warning that any divisions would likely stand in the way of their divine duty to uphold the monarchy and lead the Zulu nation.
Prince Misuzulu expressed pain at the loss of both his parents around the same time.
“It is profoundly a difficult time to lose both parents at such a difficult time. The difficulty is that we as a nation are still mourning since the departure of the Zulu king. With the same heavy heart we bid farewell to my mother,” he said.
The prince described his mother as a woman of strength, courage and soundness that she expressed through her gentle dealings with the people in capacity building, charity initiatives and her work with women and children.
Eswatini Prince Guduza who was leading the delegation that paid their last respect on behalf of Eswatini king, Indlovukazi and Eswatini nation at large.
Prince Guduza narrated how Eswatini King Mswati III and the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Zulu collaborated in trying to get the Queen medical help. Prince Guduza told the mourners that their sister (Queen Regent) had been in and out of hospitals for a very long time.
The Prince said the Queen Regent was also diagnosed of COVID-19 in 2020 but she was treated and she survived it.
Prince Guduza told the late King Zwelithini’s Princes and Princesses to carry on their parent’s legacy.
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