BY PHUMELELE MKHONTA
MBABANE- One day left!
This is the time left for emaSwati wishing to sign or write memoirs on the Late Queen Elizabeth II’s Condolence Book as the closing date is tomorrow.
In a statement released by the British High Commission last week, nationals were invited to sign on the said condolence book which has been opened at the High Commissioner’s office at Royal Villas in Ezulwini at Villa 15Signing happens between 10am and 12pm. The signing was open from September 12 to September 16 (tomorrow).
All countries with British High Commissions, including Eswatini, had the privilege to sign on the mentioned condolence book.
It was also announced that a condolence book for Her Late Majesty The Queen would be opened at the High Commissioner’s residence which is at Villa 15 at the Royal Villas in Ezulwini. This will happen from 12 to 16 September between 10am and 12pm.
The Queen passed on last Thursday after being on the throne for 70years. She passed on at the age of 96.
A statement sent out by the British High Commission last week revealed that the queen was the rock of Britain.
“The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a moment of great sadness for the United Kingdom (United Kingdom), the Realms and Commonwealth and so many others around the world.
“We mourn as a country the passing of our cherished Sovereign. Her Late Majesty was the rock on which modern Britain was built and the UK grew and flourished under Her reign. She served her country with dignity and grace for more than 70 years,” read the statement.
The statement also went on went to thank the country’s Prime Minister, Cleopas Sipho Dlamini, for his kind and heartfelt words marking her passing.
“Her Late Majesty championed the development of the Commonwealth
and we are proud of the longstanding and deep relations the Kingdom of
Eswatini enjoys in this family of nations spanning every continent.
“Yesterday (Thursday), the Crown passed to our new monarch and head
of state, His Majesty King Charles III,” said the British High Commission.
Through the statement, the British High Commission also said the United Kingdom had now entered a period of national mourning which we would hold until after Her Late Majesty’s funeral.
Meanwhile, Eswatini is enjoying the perks of being under Commonwealth citizenship. The country has been a member of Commonwealth by virtue of being colonised by the British- before the country got its independence in 1968.
The perks of being a Commonwealth citizen include scholarship availability, reasonable access to Visa, access to human rights bodies and many others.
