Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Photos

HOW do you overshadow a film premier? On the night Nelson Mandela did, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had joined two of Nelson Mandela’s daughters for the London premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

After the show had run its course, producer Anant Singh, director, Justin Chadwick and Idris Elba, who plays Mandela, to announce: “President Zuma has announced that Madiba passed away peacefully.” Those in the audience who turned off their mobiles gasped. The rest who had their phone on vibrate , perhaps, already knew.

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