The state funeral for Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has taken place in Cape Town, South Africa, with only 100 mourners allowed inside St. George's Cathedral because of COVID-19 rules. The anti-apartheid hero and human rights activist who died December 26 at the age of 90 had been suffering with prostate cancer.
South Africa Bids Final Farewell to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the state funeral of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 1, 2022.
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People watch on a large screen the funeral service for Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at the St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan.1, 2022.
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A moment of the funeral service of Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 1, 2022.
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Flowers are laid over the coffin of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu during the state funeral at St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 1, 2022.