The memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela was held today, on a day which also happens to be the official day of mourning.
![Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (left), and South African President Jacob Zuma attend a memorial service for Mandela](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F4F10400000578-236_964x763.jpg)
The former wife of Nelson Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela attended in which the audience were addressed by the President Jacob Zuma. In his speech President Zuma hailed the values of the country's most beloved President.
![Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela, President Jacob Zuma and Mandla Mandela (right) the grandson of Nelson Mandela, laugh as President Zuma holds a child (name unknown) who has just been baptised](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F51BC300000578-894_964x641.jpg)
'He believed in forgiveness and he forgave, even those who kept him in jail for 27 years,' Zuma said in a eulogy. 'He stood for freedom. He fought against those who oppressed others. He wanted everyone to be free.'
![Young members of the choir attend a morning mass in memory of Nelson Mandela at the Regina Mundi church, which became one of the focal points of the anti-apartheid struggle](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F50F5200000578-827_964x630.jpg)
![Shrouded in black, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela arrives for the service at Bryanston Methodist Church](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F51BCF00000578-515_470x705.jpg)
![A girl lights a candle during a mass commemorating late South African former president Nelson Mandela](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F3C54000000578-563_964x642.jpg)
![A child holds a candle during Sunday service on a national day of prayer for Nelson Mandela at Ragina Mundi Church in Soweto](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F442A900000578-419_964x637.jpg)
![A mother and her children light candles during a church service in honour of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F3B62100000578-667_964x641.jpg)
![Dressed in black, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela attended a Methodist service in the northern Johannesburg suburb of Bryanston](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F4FD0F00000578-366_964x643.jpg)
![Shrouded in black, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela arrives for the service at Bryanston Methodist Church](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F51C0F00000578-163_470x705.jpg)
![Members of the public gather at former president Nelson Mandela's Houghton home to pay their respects](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F3D50600000578-507_964x636.jpg)
![People gather to pay their respects at Nelson Mandela's home in Houghton](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F3D66500000578-179_964x637.jpg)
![Mandla Mandela the grandson of Nelson Mandela prays with MK members outside the former president's Houghton home](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F3CA6100000578-207_964x639.jpg)
Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela was pictured praying with MK members outside the former president's Houghton home. On Friday Mandla had spoken about his grandfather, describing him as the embodiment of strength, struggle and survival.
![Mandla Mandela (centre), the grandson of Nelson Mandela, on Friday described his grandfather as the embodiment of strength, struggle and survival](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F3CA5800000578-928_964x635.jpg)
![MK members arrive at former president Nelson Mandelas Houghton home to pay their respects](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F3C8B700000578-682_964x636.jpg)
![Mandla Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, greets MK members outside the former president's Houghton home](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/08/article-2520194-19F3C8B300000578-985_964x639.jpg)
Image Source: Getty Images, AP
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