▁Z en ani . ▁The ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁occurred ▁while ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁being ▁screen ed ; ▁The ▁Duke ▁and ▁Duch ess ▁were ▁immediately ▁informed ▁of ▁Nelson ' s ▁passing , ▁while ▁producer ▁An ant ▁Singh ▁( al ong side ▁Id ris ▁El ba ) ▁took ▁the ▁stage ▁during ▁the ▁closing ▁cred its ▁to ▁inform ▁pat rons ▁of ▁Mand ela ' s ▁passing , ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁moment ▁of ▁silence . ▁Prince ▁William ▁made ▁brief ▁comments ▁to ▁the ▁press ▁while ▁exit ing ▁the ▁theatre , ▁stating ▁that ▁" I ▁just ▁wanted ▁to ▁say ▁it ' s ▁extremely ▁sad ▁and ▁trag ic ▁news . ▁We ▁were ▁just ▁rem ind ed ▁what ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁and ▁insp iring ▁man ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁was . ▁My ▁thoughts ▁and ▁pray ers ▁are ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁right ▁now ." ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁pulled ▁from ▁the at res ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁out ▁of ▁respect , ▁but ▁returned ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁G ala ▁dinner , ▁private ▁screen ing ▁and ▁char ity ▁au ction ▁in ▁aid ▁of ▁the ▁children ' s ▁char ity ▁O net o one child r ens fund . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Tre vor ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁Master ▁of ▁Cer emon ies ▁for ▁the ▁evening , ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁au ction ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁limited ▁edition ▁of ▁ 6 ▁portrait ▁heads ▁of ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁sculpt