Manhyia Palace Swarmed As Asanteman Observes Nana Konadu Yiadom III’s One Week
Ghana and the world at large are represented at the Manhyia Palace, standing shoulder to shoulder with Asanteman to mourn the demise of the Queen, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, on her One Week.
A drone shot of the ongoing event captured a swarm of attendees, all in black outfits to grieve with the Kingdom.
This is an opportunity to sympathise with His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who sits in state as the chief mourner.
Meanwhile, the requisite security arrangement is in place to meet the security demand and ensure optimum security of all attendees.
Security officials from all the security service agencies can be spotted from all angles of the Palace.
The event has drawn various dignitaries, including Former President John Agyekum Kufour, Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, IGP Christian Yohuno, Works and Housing Minister Kenneth Gilbert, Minister for Chieftaincy Ahmed Ibrahim, Ashanti Regional Minister Frank Amoakohene, and former Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh.
Also present are the leadership of AngloGold Ashanti, Ghana Airports Company Limited and many others.
The Queen passed away on August 7, 2025, after reigning for eight years.
About Nana Konadu Yiadom III
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.
Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/
