Rihanna Gets National Honours From Barbados Prime Minister

Popular musician and businesswoman, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known professionally as Rihanna, has received the National Hero honour in her birth country, Barbados, as the country became a Republic.

Rihanna, who is also an American citizen, received the 11th National Hero honour during the Presidential inauguration ceremony at Bridgetown, Barbados.

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In her speech, the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, highlighted the singer’s achievements worldwide in music and business.

“Commanding the imagination of the world through the pursuit of excellence, her creativity, her discipline, and above all else, her extraordinary commitment to the land of her birth.

“Having satisfied that Ambassador Robyn Rihanna Fenty has given service to Barbados which has been exemplified by visionary and pioneering leadership, extraordinary achievement and the attaining of the highest excellence to the Government of Barbados,” she said.

Rihanna first became an Ambassador of Barbados back in 2018.

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Mottley added, “My Government has the distinct honour of recommending to the President who has kindly and graciously accepted that Ambassador Robyn Rihanna Fenty shall have conferred upon her the order of National Hero of Barbados.”

With the conferment of the honour, Rihanna received the title of The Right Excellent Robyn Rihanna Fenty for life.

She is the second woman in Barbados history to receive the National Hero honour as well as the second of only two living Barbados National Heroes.

The ceremony also featured the swearing in of Dame Sandra Mason as the President of Barbados.

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