CAPE TOWN – The Zulu royal family in South Africa announced the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu just a month after she became regent.
Queen Mantfombi, 65, became interim leader of the country’s largest ethnic group last month after the death of her husband, King Goodwill Zwelithini.
The queen’s prime minister said her death had taken the family by surprise and they were “utterly bereft”.
Queen Mantfombi was admitted to hospital a week ago after suffering an unspecified illness, South African media reported.
She had been appointed to the role on March 24, after her 72-year-old husband, King Zwethilini, died in hospital from diabetes-related complications.(BBC)
