King Charles III has expressed his heartbreak over the death of former president of Tanzania Ali Hassan Mwinyi, calling him a “true friend” of the UK.
The cancer-stricken King, who continued his head of state duty, sent a written message to express his deepest sympathies to Mwinyi’s family.
The 75-year-old, in his heartfelt message to the president of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan, wrote: “It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of former President Mwinyi.
“He was a true friend of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and a leading figure in Tanzania’s economic and political development. I can only offer you my deepest sympathy at his passing.”
He added: “The United Kingdom was delighted to invite President Mwinyi to London in 1988, when he was hosted by my mother, Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, for lunch at Buckingham Palace, and met prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
