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Former South African president Nelson Mandela charmed Queen Elizabeth II as she welcomed him to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. "You look younger every time I see you," the 89-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate told the British sovereign, who is 82, as she had him round for an informal chat. Mandela is in London for a giant 90th birthday concert in Hyde Park on Friday in support of his 46664 Aids campaign, named after his old prison number. Queen Elizabeth and the elder statesman have met on several occasions and appear to share a warm friendship. Inside her official residence, Mandela, wearing a trademark colourful shirt, this time gold with a leaf pattern, was helped forward by a palace aide and a walking stick as he slowly stepped forward to greet the monarch. As the pair sat opposite each other, Queen Elizabeth, smiling, told Mandela: "It's very nice weather, arranged just for you." The former president was accompanied by his wife, Graca Machel. Mandela was to host a private fundraising dinner later in London, with celebrities and world leaders expected to attend. Queen, Razorlight, Annie Lennox and Simple Minds are among the artists on the bill for Friday's concert, which will be broadcast in countries around the world. -- AFP  CONTINUES BELOW TOPICS IN THIS ARTICLE
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Ed Manning on June 26, 2008, 2:34 am
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I think that the Queen and Mandela have a great mutual respect, and she is a woman of a quiet morale authority who believes in doing the right thing. England holds Mandela in high regard, and expects him to do something about Zimbabwe, not for imperialistic reasons but for the same reason that fired the anti-Apartheid movement here, the belief that no man is an Island - we are all connected.
As someone who campaigned against Apartheid and attended the rally for Mandela's freedom 20 years ago, there is deep concern regarding the failure of South Africa to speak out and act on behalf of people suffering from an equally evil regime in Zimbabwe today.