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Parliament to pay tribute to Mandela

MPs and peers will pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at the Houses of Parliament.

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People dance and sing as they wait to sign the condolence book

People dance and sing while waiting to sign the book of condolence at South Africa House Credit: Laura Lean/PA Wire/Press Association Images

There is a growing celebratory atmosphere at South Africa House in Trafalgar Square today. A strong smell of incense fills the air as crowds remember Mr Mandela with a constant flow of song and dance.

The shrine and the group are the focus of photographers, broadcasters, reporters, intrigued passers-by, and passengers on the top deck of passing buses.

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