Mandela's relationship with Machel had intensified; in February 1998, he publicly stated that he was "in love with a remarkable lady", and under pressure from Tutu, who urged him to set an example for young people, he organised a wedding for his 80th birthday, in July that year.
ازدادت علاقة مانديلا بماشيل كثافة، وفي فبراير 1998 صرح علنا «أنا أحب سيدة رائعة»، وتحت ضغط صديقه ديزموند توتو الذي حثه على أن يكون قدوة للشباب، أقام حفل زفاف في عيد ميلاده 80، في يوليو.