Madiba arrives in UK for bday
2008-06-23 09:38
London - Former South African president Nelson Mandela arrived in Britain on Monday ahead of a celebrity-studded concert to be staged for his 90th birthday on Friday.
The elder statesman is expected to host a dinner party with celebrities and world leaders on Wednesday including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
His birthday concert, featuring the group Queen, Leona Lewis, Annie Lennox and Dame Shirley Bassey - among others - will be staged in Hyde Park on June 27.
There will also be South African music from the Soweto Gospel Choir. - Sapa-dpa
- SAPA