Body Of Archbishop Desmond Tutu Lies In State Ahead of His Funeral

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 31: The coffin of archbishop Desmond Tutu arrives at St George's Cathedral for his second day of lying in state on December 31, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH GCStJ was as much known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist as his religious status. He was the first black Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996. He worked alongside a newly-released Nelson Mandela leading negotiations to end apartheid in the country and introduce a multi-racial democracy. As President of South Africa, Mandela chose Tutu to lead the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Tutu died on December 26, 2021 aged 90 leaving wife Nomalizo Leah Tutu and four children. (Photo by Charlie Shoemaker/Getty Images)