Charlene of Monaco in mourning: the princess mourns the disappearance of a dear friend
Sunday, December 26, 2021, Desmond Tutu, icon of the anti-apartheid struggle, died at the age of 90. A sad news for which Charlene of Monaco came out of silence on Instagram in tribute to her missing friend.
The reactions keep coming in tribute to Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday, December 26, 2021 at the age of 90. And for good reason, the Anglican South African archbishop, icon of the fight against apartheid and Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, led many struggles for human dignity, forgiveness and reconciliation. A man mourned by the whole world and who did not cease, throughout his life, to work in the name of equity. Among the personalities responsible for his disappearance: Charlene of Monaco. Indeed, the princess rubbed shoulders with him in South Africa in July 2011. A meeting during which she accepted the mission of becoming an ambassador of one of her associations. This is why, on Sunday December 26, 2021, the wife of Prince Albert II published a poignant message for her attention on her Instagram account. “My dear friend we will miss you. I know you are with our fathers. I will always have fond memories of us. And your laughter will stay in my heart forever. Rest in peace”, she wrote on the social network.
The day Charlene of Monaco got involved with Desmond Tutu
In 2011, it was during his honeymoon in South Africa that Charlene of Monaco met Desmond Tutu at her foundation centered around the fight against HIV. A visit during which she became co-godmother of a collective of ten charities called The body that gives confidence. “How can we give back what we have given you if we do not each act in our own way. We must give”, said the one who is currently recovering. And Desmond Tutu to respond to the former swimmer: “We are thrilled because you have a heart. God thanks you because you put your fame at the service of others “. An unforgettable day since it was at this precise moment that Charlene took her first steps as a princess by devoting himself to the good cause.