Singer Rihanna made national hero as Barbados becomes a republic
Rihanna just received a huge honour!
The 33-year-old singer was honoured as her home country's 11th-ever National Hero during an event on Monday night (November 29) in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The event also served as the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony for the country's first-ever president, Dame Sandra Mason. Barbados has formally removed Queen Elizabeth as its head of state, transitioning from a Commonwealth to a republic.
Prince Charles was in attendance to mark Barbados' exit from the Commonwealth.
"The creation of this republic offers a new beginning," Charles said. "From the darkest days of our past and the appalling atrocity of slavery which forever stains our history, people of this island forged their path with extraordinary fortitude."
Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Barbados' republican movement leader, honoured Rihanna with her National Hero prize.
"May you continue to shine like a diamond and bring honour to your nation by your works, by your actions," Mottley said.
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