Mandela bids final farewell to great-grandchild killed in crash

The death of 13-year-old Zenani Mandela forced Mandela to cancel plans to attend the opening game of the Soccer World Cup last Friday, dampening the mood at the start of global sports spectacle.

Dressed in a black coat, Mandela, 91, arrived as the funeral was under way and walked slowly and with assistance to a front row seat accompanied by his wife Graca Machel.

School friends and family of Zenani entered a Johannesburg Methodist chapel, carrying flower baskets before condolences messages were read out that described her as a "natural born star" who loved music.

Zenani, died when the car she was travelling in after the official World Cup Kick-Off concert was involved in an accident.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell said in a video message that she considered Zenani a goddaughter and remembered playing with the child.