‘A thinker. A leader. A shepherd’: Tributes flow for Desmond Tutu

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‘A thinker. A leader. A shepherd’: Tributes flow for Desmond Tutu
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From the Queen to the Dalai Lama, the daughter of Martin Luther King jnr and members of the LGBT community, the world pays homage to South Africa’s moral conscience.

South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a veteran of the struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday aged 90.

“He never lost his impish sense of humour and willingness to find humanity in his adversaries, and Michelle and I will miss him dearly.” Queen Elizabeth II emerges from St. George’s Cathedral with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the end of a service to commemorate Human Rights Day, in Cape Town in 1995.“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu - a towering global figure for peace & justice, voice of the voiceless & inspiration to people everywhere.

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