A tribute to Aga Khan IV

It’s with disappointment that Will Travers OBE and Dame Virginia McKenna DBE recognise the passing of His Highness Prince Karim al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV, on the 4th February 2025.

Though we didn’t personally know the Aga Khan, Virginia, Born Free, and I had a protracted skilled and deep private relationship along with his uncle, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, an animal and environmental champion, who handed away in 2003. We’re nonetheless in contact with Prince Sadruddin’s widow, Princess Catherine Sursock, and different family members.

The Aga Khan was not solely the non secular chief of Ismaili Muslims however, like his uncle, a profound philanthropist who, by way of his Aga Khan Growth Community, invested in schooling, well being, the surroundings, civil society, meals safety, and extra points.

Virginia and I wish to categorical our deepest condolences to the household of the Aga Khan, all with whom he labored, those that adopted his non secular management, and the numerous companions who labored on humanitarian causes as a part of his Community.

– Will Travers OBE and Dame Virginia McKenna