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Lady Julia has conveyed a message to the 13th Queen of the Asante Kingdom through Nana Konadu Yiadom III, the 14th Queen as she joins her ancestors. The message was communicated in her tribute to the late Nana Konadu as she laid in state for the burial service at the Manhyia Palace on September 18, 2025. “My beloved sister-in-law, please convey my warmest regards to m’ase kɔnɔfoɔ Nana Afia Serwaa Ampem II, your mother and my dearest departed mother-in-law as […]
The four-day burial rites for the late Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, has come to a successful end. The rites climaxed with a burial service on September 18, 2025, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi led by the Anglican Church. Presiding over the event was Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene. It witnessed the reading of tributes, prayers and laying of wreaths by selected dignitaries. The Asante Kingdom was joined by President John Dramani Mahama, Deputy Eswatini Prime Minister Senator Thulisile […]
The final day of the burial rites has arrived and will witness the laying to rest of Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, with her ancestors at the royal mausoleum at Breman Abusuakruwa. The final rites will take place at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi today, September 18, 2025. The burial rites commenced on Monday, September 15. It has been joined by various dignitaries, either as groups or individuals, from across the country and beyond to commiserate with Asanteman and the […]
The final day of the burial rites has arrived and will witness the laying to rest of Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, with her ancestors at the royal mausoleum at Breman Abusuakruwa. The Presidency, Former Presidents, Former Vice Presidents, Diplomatic Corps and the General Public will have the opportunity to pay their last respects in the morning. They will then participate in a burial service at the forecourts of the Manhyia Palace, which will take place after the King of […]
The final day of the burial rites has arrived and will witness the laying to rest of Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, with her ancestors at the royal mausoleum at Breman Abusuakruwa. The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will first perform the final rites for the Queen to be laid in her royal casket and taken to the Dwabrem grounds of the Manhyia Palace for a burial service at 3 pm. After presiding over the day’s […]
The final day of the burial rites has arrived, and will witness the laying to rest of Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, alongside her ancestors at the royal mausoleum in Breman Abusuakruwa. The Presidency, Former Presidents, Former Vice Presidents, Diplomatic Corps and the General Public will have the opportunity to pay their last respects in the morning. They will then participate in a burial service at the forecourts of the Manhyia Palace, which will take place after the King of […]
The Kingdom of Eswatini has joined forces with the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to mourn the demise of the Queen, Nana Konadu Yiadom III. The southern African country was represented at the Manhyia Palace on September 17, 2025, during the burial rites of the Queen by the Deputy Prime Minister, Senator Thulisile Dladla. She extended her country’s commiseration with the Asante Kingdom and affirmed its support in these difficult moments of grief. Other attendees for […]
Joining the Manhyia Palace to mourn the demise of the Queen of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, on Wednesday were Torgbui Ga Adzonuegaga Ameyra Fiti, Paramount Chief of the Aflao Traditional Council, and Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, Paramount Chief of the Oguaa Traditional Council. Alongside a large entourage, the traditional rulers respectively affirmed their solidarity with the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. They were among a tall list of traditional leaders who graced the […]
A number of diplomats joined the third day of burial rites for Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, on Wednesday. They extended their sympathies to the King when he sat in state on September 17, 2025, to welcome guests from across the country and beyond. The envoys were Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, H.E. Berenice Owen-Jones, Spanish Ambassador to Ghana, HE Ángel Lossada Torres-Quevedo and Suriname Ambassador, HE Fidelia Graand-Galon. Also present were Barbados High Commissioner, HE Juliette Byone-Sutherland, Rwanda High […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has engaged traditional executioners for an incident-free burial of Nana Konadu Yiadom III, the Queen of the Asante Kingdom. The engagement took place ahead of Her Majesty’s burial, scheduled for September 18, 2025. This was disclosed by Baffour Kantankrankyi, a linguist of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in an interview with Opemsuo Radio. He said that the Asantehene encouraged the traditional executioners to exercise restraint in the face of defiance […]
