Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu passed away

Her brother Prince Mbonisi Zulu on Friday confirmed the news of her death, saying she passed away at a Newcastle hospital.

Her brother Prince Mbonisi Zulu on Friday confirmed the news of her death, saying she passed away at a Newcastle hospital. Her brother Prince Mbonisi Zulu on Friday confirmed the news of her death, saying she passed away at a Newcastle hospital. Prince Mbonisi said: “I can confirm [that she passed away]. I can’t confirm that this is the reason [cause of death] she passed on.”

Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu, who was the sister of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini, has died, the royal family confirmed on Friday.

She was admitted in hospital today and died today,” family spokesperson Prince Mbonisi Zulu said. Princess Thembi was one of the family members opposed to the installation of Prince Misuzulu as king. “Yes she is no more.

This was confirmed by her brother prince Mbonisi Zulu on Friday evening. He told Newzroom Afrika that she was taken to a hospital in Newcastle on Friday morning ...

She had been tasked with announcing the new king. When you lose someone very close to you, now I’m the elder, you ask, who is next?” She was close to the king, so when you talk about them, you talk about people who grew up in the royal family together.

Her Royal Highness Princess Thembi Ndlovu passed away earlier today (Friday 8 April). Tributes have poured in from around the world for the Princess, ...

Senior AmaZulu princess, Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu, has passed away and the cause of her death is still unknown. He conveyed deepest condolences to the Ndlovu family for the “tragic loss that has befallen the family who have lost a mother and grandmother. “We ask the people of KwaZulu-Natal to put the royal family in its thoughts and prayers this evening and in days to come, as we all come to terms with the tragic loss of the pillar of our royal family.”

DURBAN - ZULU King Misuzulu's coronation is set for the end of May, according to a letter from President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed to Zulu Traditional Prime ...

But there are still discussions around the actual date which will be communicated in due course,” said the prince. The attendance of the royals was seen by many as a sign of unity in the royal family whose members have been at loggerheads as to who should be the successor to King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, who passed away last year. “But, yes, Prince Buthelezi did receive the letter.

The sad news was confirmed to the Daily News by her gutted half-brother, Prince Mbonisi KaBhekuzulu a short while ago.

"Oh My God (who told you?)... yes it is true. Zulu-Ndlovu was a half-sister to the late King Goodwill Zwelithini and an aunt to King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, whose ascendancy to the Zulu throne she disputed to the very end. The sad news was confirmed to the Daily News by her gutted half-brother, Prince Mbonisi kaBhekuzulu, a short while ago.

In a statement, they say she passed away on Friday at the Newcastle hospital after a brief illness.

KZN premier Sihle Zikalala said the passing of Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu is a tragedy of monumental proportions to befall the people of KZN.

“We wish to convey our deepest condolences to the Ndlovu family for the tragic loss that has befallen the family who have lost a mother and grandmother. We are in deep sorrow as a nation as we share the pain of the Royal Family and the Ndlovu family.” Zikalala said the news is “heart wrenching and devastating”, especially as the Royal Family is preparing for the coronation of the King of the Zulu nation Misuzulu kaZwelithini in the coming few weeks.