UK Govt: Letter barring Zimbabwe President From Queen’s Funeral Fake
The British Embassy in Harare on Thursday said a letter purportedly sent by Buckingham Palace denying President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe access to attend the Queen’s funeral is fake.
The embassy made this known through its Twitter handle saying, “President Mnangagwa has been invited to attend the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
“The letter below is fake,” it said, attaching a copy of the letter making the rounds on social media.
The UK ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson, on Friday, posted a picture of Mr Mnangagwa signing the condolence book at the embassy.
Mr Mnangagwa also posted on his official Twitter account, a photo of him signing and posing with the ambassador.
“It was an honour to sign the condolence book for the late Queen Elizabeth II at the @UKinZimbabwe Embassy and to pass on my support to @HMAMelanieR,” he tweeted.
According to the fake letter purportedly written on behalf of King Charles III, Mr Mnangagwa was not invited to attend the queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey due to travel restrictions imposed by the West on him and other government officials and also on grounds of human rights violations.
Queen Elizabeth II will on Monday receive a state funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey, one of the largest diplomatic occasions of the century.
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