With British royals and Mandela's own daughter in attendance, the London
premiere of "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" was in full swing on
Thursday when news broke that the South African icon died.
Prince
William was informed of Mandela's death while the film was being
screened at the Odeon Leicester Square, according to Richard Palmer, the
royal reporter for London's Daily Express.
And while William and Kate, the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge, arrived
at the event with smiles, they were seen leaving the event "ashen
faced."
Prince William and Idris Elba in London on Thursday, presumably before news broke that Nelson Mandela died.
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