Ga Mantse Meets King Charles at Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration in UK

Ga Mantse Meets King Charles at Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration in UK

  • Ga Mantse Teiko Tsuru II attended a Commonwealth Day event with King Charles III and other dignitaries
  • The event on March 9 celebrated unity, heritage, and shared values within the Commonwealth of Nations
  • This year's theme focuses on unlocking opportunities for a prosperous Commonwealth through collaboration

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Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, Ga Mantse, attended the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration on March 9, where he met with King Charles III, among other dignitaries.

The Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration celebrates the unity, heritage, and shared values of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Ga Mantse, King Charles, Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration, UK
Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, Ga Mantse, attends the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration on March 9. Credit: Office of the Ga Mantse
Source: Facebook

It brings together members of the Royal Family, leaders, dignitaries, and representatives from across the Commonwealth.

Notable attendees at the 2026 event included Queen Camilla; Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth; Zita Sabah Benson, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK; HRM Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of the Kingdom of Warri, Delta State and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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In a statement on Facebook, the Ga Mantse said the gathering highlighted the spirit of collaboration, diversity, and the enduring values shared among member states of the Commonwealth.

About Commonwealth Day

Commonwealth Day is marked across the 56 member countries.

Observed annually on the second Monday in March since 1977, the day brings together people from across the Commonwealth, representing nearly a third of the world’s population, in a shared moment of reflection and celebration.

The 2026 theme is ‘Unlocking opportunities together for a prosperous Commonwealth'.

It focuses on how countries and communities can work together to improve people’s lives - from creating decent jobs to expanding access to quality education.

In his message for Commonwealth Day, King Charles III, the Head of the Commonwealth, said:

“We join together on this Commonwealth Day at a time of great challenge and great possibility. Across our world, communities and nations face the increasing pressures of conflict, climate change and rapid transformation. Yet it is often in such testing moments that the enduring spirit of the Commonwealth is most clearly revealed.”

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Ga Mantse recounts car crash

On March 3, Tsuru II opened up about the February road crash, which left him injured.

When the Ghana Police Service visited him on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Tsuru narrated how a policeman came to his rescue after the crash.

Ga Mantse, King Charles, Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration, UK
Police meet the Ga Mantse, Tackle Teiko Tsuru II folowing his road crash in February. Credit: Office Of The Ga Mantse
Source: Facebook

Tsuru II said that the said policeman, Kennedy Frimpong, was the one who managed to remove him from the damaged vehicle.

The Ga Mantse indicated that after Frimpong gave him first aid, he called for reinforcement and also made arrangements to move him to a nearby health facility.

Prediction about Ga Mantse resurfaces

YEN.com.gh reported that an old doom prediction from a young Ghanaian preacher, Immanuel Light, has resurfaced on social media.

In a prediction he shared on November 14, 2025, Prophet Immanuel Light claimed to have seen a prominent monarch involved in a car accident in a vision.

The young preacher claimed that the accident would happen at any moment from November 2025 to 2026 and beyond.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.