Asanteman Mourns: Nana Konadu Yiadom III Was More Than A Queen – Lil Win
Kumawood actor and musician Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, has expressed his heartfelt condolences following the death of the Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.
In a statement shared on Facebook, Lil Win said he was mourning alongside His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the royal family, and the entire Asante Kingdom.
“Her Majesty was more than a queen mother; she was a pillar of wisdom, unity, and cultural pride whose life and service touched countless lives within Asanteman and beyond,” he wrote.
“Her guidance and nurturing spirit will be remembered for generations to come.”
The actor noted that he and his team “stand in solidarity with the Golden Stool and the people of Asanteman” during this period of grief, praying for strength and comfort for the royal family.
Asantehemaa passed away on August 7, 2025.
One-week observation
The Manhyia Palace has scheduled Thursday, August 21, 2025, for the one-week observation of the late Nana Konadu Yiadom III, the Asantehemaa and sister of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
The date was confirmed by the Asantehene on August 11, 2025, during a meeting of the Asanteman Council, where chiefs and elders were formally informed of her passing.
About Asantehemaa
Born in 1927 at the Benyaade Shrine in Meredane, a small town in Kwadaso, Kumasi, Nana Konadu Yiadom III was the first daughter of Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II and Opanin Kofi Fofie. Entrusted to her aunt, Nana Afia Konadu, while still an infant, she grew up in Ashanti New Town, Kumasi, receiving a rich informal education that instilled discipline, cultural knowledge, and life skills.
As a teenager, she underwent traditional puberty rites alongside her niece, Nana Abena Ansa, and later married Opanin Kwame Boateng, a blacksmith from Aduman in Kumasi. She was known for her humility, compassion, and sense of fairness, traits that earned her respect across Asanteman.
In the mid-1990s, a prophecy foretold her future as Queen, a prediction fulfilled when she ascended the Nyarko Kusiamoah and Konadu Yiadom Stool on February 6, 2017, becoming the fourteenth Asantehemaa.
Her reign was marked by advocacy for maternal health, promotion of breastfeeding, and support for hospitals, as well as initiatives to preserve peace and unity in the Kingdom.
Story by Adwoa S. Danso
