There have been emotional farewells to South Africa’s much-loved former leader, Nelson Mandela, as his body lies in state.<br /><br />Former South African president and co-Nobel peace prize winner, F. W. de Klerk and his wife were first in line at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.<br /><br />Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and his wife also came to pay their respects.<br /><br />Amongst other well known mourners was U2 singer Bono whose band supported the anti-apartheid struggle as far back as 1979.<br /><br />Earlier, thousands of people lined the streets of Pretoria to catch a glimpse of Mandela’s coffin as the cortege passed by.<br /><br />Mandela’s body will lie in state for three days and the funeral procession will be repeated on Thursday and Friday, giving members of the public a chance to say their own personal goodbyes. <br /><br />On Sunday Mandela will be buried at his ancestral home in Qunu in the Eastern Cape province.
