NelsonMandela'sdaughterMakaziwehastoldtheBBCaboutthe "wonderful" finalhoursoftheformerpresident, whodiedaged 95 lastThursday.
MsMandelasaidhiswifeGraca, thechildrenandgrandchildrenwerealltheretosaygoodbye.
SouthAfricaisobservingaseriesofcommemorationsoverthenextweek, leadinguptothefuneralonSunday.
Morethan 100 currentorformerheadsofstateorgovernmentwillattendthefuneralorTuesday'snationalmemorial.
MakaziweMandelatoldtheBBC'sKomlaDumor: "Untilthelastmomenthehadus, youknow... Thechildrenwerethere, thegrandchildrenwerethere, Gracawasthere, sowearealwaysaroundhimandevenatthelastmoment, weweresittingwithhimonThursdaythewholeday."
Shesaid: "Ithinkfromlastweek, FridayuntilThursday, itwasawonderfultime, ifyoucansaytheprocessofdeathiswonderful. ButTata [NelsonMandela] hadawonderfultime, becausewewerethere.
"WhenthedoctorstoldusIthinkThursdaymorning... thattherewasnothingthattheycoulddo, andsaidtome 'Makicalleverybodythatisherethatwantstoseehimandsaybyebye', itwasamostwonderfuldayforusbecausethegrandchildrenwerethere, wewerethere."
MsMandelapaidtributetothedoctorsforthe 24-hourcare.
Shesaid: "Itwaslikethereweresoldiersguardingthisperiodoftheking - yesmyfathercomesfromroyalty - withoutthemknowingtheywereactuallypractisingourritualsandculture, theywerethereinsilenceandwhenweasfamilymemberscomeintheywouldexcusethemselvesandjustafewofthemwouldbetheretogiveusthetimetobearoundmydad'sbed."
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