Sophie Rhys-Jones, Countess of Wessex, on Wednesday, October 5, paid tribute to victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi, during a visit she had in Rwanda. Sophie is the wife of Prince Edward, the youngest brother to King Charles III of the United Kingdom. Together with Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, the UK’s Minister of State for the Commonwealth and South Asia, Middle East and the UN, the royals have been on a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, during which they held interactions with government officials from both countries. While in Rwanda, the two visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial where they were told about the story of the atrocious Genocide against the Tutsi, before they laid a wreath in honour of the victims. “A very moving and fitting tribute to those who were lost, but with hope for the future,” wrote Sophie in the visitors’ book at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Lord Tariq Ahmad also wrote a message in the book, recognising those who make an effort to save lives. “Those that save the life of a single soul are akin to those who save the whole of humanity – Holy Quran,” he wrote.
