Following Barbados official declaration to become a republic and removing UK Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, the island nation has declared Rihanna a national hero.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that the 33-year-old would be conferred with the honour of National Hero of Barbados.
"May you continue to shine like a diamond and bring honour to your nation by your works, by your actions," Mottley told Rihanna, a reference to her 2012 chart-topping single "Diamonds".
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, who attended the formal inauguration of Barbados first-ever president, Dame Sandra Mason.
#BREAKING - Barbadian songstress Robyn @Rihanna Fenty named as Barbados’ 11th National Hero.
— Kevz Politics 🇧🇧 (@KevzPolitics) November 30, 2021
Fenty will be Barbados’ 2nd female National Hero
She will be given the title of Right Honourable - thus will be:
The Right Honourable Robyn Rihanna Fenty pic.twitter.com/2aLDHzXPwk
BREAKING: Rihanna is conferred with the honor of National Hero of Barbados by the prime minister pic.twitter.com/I036f4O2zx
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 30, 2021
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