A beautiful mural dedicated to Nobel Peace Prize winner and former human rights activist Desmond Tutu has been spotted in Edinburgh, weeks after his death.
The late South African bishop and theologian was best known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist, as well as winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, for his "role as a unifying leader figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa".
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Tutu has now been immortalised in Edinburgh with a painted mural in his memory, with one of his famous quotes beside his portrait reading: "In God's family, there are no outsiders, no enemies".
Below this quote is Tutu's lifespan, and to the right is a beautifully painted portrait of the South African bishop, on a background of the colours of the South African flag, with Tutu's red robes making up the final colour of the flag.
The Twitter user @aliboomaye posted the photo onto his account with the caption: "Mural of Desmond Tutu in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh."
St John's Episcopal Church in Edinburgh also tweeted the mural, stating: "We have a new mural. #DesmondTutu @secsynod @EdinDiocese @sgcathedral @AnglicanNews @AnglicanWorld @ECCCTogether @ECTEdinburgh."
Desmond Tutu was recognised worldwide as a figure who was not afraid to ruffle feathers, criticising the highest powers including Nelson Mandela and even the African National Congress at times.
Tutu died at the age of 90 from cancer at the Oasis Frail Care Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, with daughter Naomi Nontombi saying at the time: "He was ready. He went to meet his God, ready and willing."
In a message of condolence, Queen Elizabeth II described Tutu as "a man who tirelessly championed human rights in South Africa and across the world", and that his loss will be felt by the people across the Commonwealth, where "he was held in such high affection and esteem".
Tutu was aquamated on January 1 2022 shortly after a Funeral Mass was held for the human rights leader at St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town.
Regarded as perhaps one of the key figures of recent human rights history, Desmond Tutu was described as "a man of extraordinary intellect, integrity and invincibility against the forces of apartheid, he was also tender and vulnerable in his compassion for those who had suffered oppression, injustice and violence under apartheid, and oppressed and downtrodden people around the world."
