Singer and entrepreneur praised for her ‘extraordinary commitment to the land of her birth’

Rihanna has been declared a national hero of Barbados, as the country celebrates its transition to an independent republic.

“May you continue to shine like a diamond,” the country’s prime minister, Mia Mottley, said at an investiture ceremony for the pop singer, fashion icon and entrepreneur, in reference to her 2012 hit Diamonds.

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Source: The Guardian