Mandela's daughters told news of his death at film premiere

Nelson Mandela’s two youngest daughters were told of the death of their father at Thursday’s London premiere of a film celebrating the life of the iconic anti-apartheid fighter.

Zindzi and Zenani had just met dignitaries including Prince William and wife Kate at the screening of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom when they were informed of the news by telephone “and immediately left the cinema”, according to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. However, the pair requested that the premiere continue.

Zindzi, 55, had insisted on her way into the cinema that her father was “fine” but “frail”, and that she was “hoping to see more of him”.