{"id":1208031,"date":"2022-09-20T18:24:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/20\/check-out-the-asoebi-some-nigerians-wore-to-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral\/"},"modified":"2022-09-20T18:24:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:24:03","slug":"check-out-the-asoebi-some-nigerians-wore-to-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/20\/check-out-the-asoebi-some-nigerians-wore-to-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out the &#8216;asoebi&#8217; some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Many people who attended the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II including the world service showed up in black outfits.<\/p>\n<p>But some Nigerians in the UK wanted to go all out for the late monarch and honour her in a big way possible.<\/p>\n<p>These Nigerians on Monday went viral after joining thousands of mourners in London in their colourful and beautiful \u2018Asoebi.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeths-asoebi-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Check out the 'asoebi' some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral\" class=\"wp-image-10032174507 lazy\"  data- title=\"Check out the 'asoebi' some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral\"\/><figcaption>Credit: Instagram\/@delemomoduovation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Asoebi was in three colours \u2013 green, blue and red \u2013 all with a picture of Queen Elizabeth II placed boldly on the front.<\/p>\n<p>On Instagram, the founder of Ovation Group, Dele Momodu, revealed that the costumes were made in four days and delivered to London a day before the funeral.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeths-asoebi-0-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"Check out the 'asoebi' some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral\" class=\"wp-image-10032174509 lazy\"  data- title=\"Check out the 'asoebi' some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral\"\/><figcaption>Credit: Instagram\/@delemomoduovation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He stated that after the asoebi went viral, the Palace requested the outfit be displayed at the London museum.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeths-asoebi-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Check out the 'asoebi' some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral\" class=\"wp-image-10032174510 lazy\"  data- title=\"Check out the 'asoebi' some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral\"\/><figcaption>Credit: Instagram\/@delemomoduovation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt started as a joke and one of us took it seriously. The outfits were turned around in four days and delivered from Lagos to London the day before the event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Queen-Elizabeths-asoebi1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Check out the 'asoebi' some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral\" class=\"wp-image-10032174508 lazy\"  data- title=\"Check out the 'asoebi' some Nigerians wore to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral\"\/><figcaption>Credit: Instagram\/@delemomoduovation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It went viral, was on sky news and the Palace have now requested for it to be displayed at London Museum,\u201d Mr Momodu\u2019s posts read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiuNQBisckL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Tottenham, some Ghanaians also held their own funeral \u2013 the Ghanaian way \u2013 in honour Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/check-out-the-asoebi-some-nigerians-wore-to-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people who attended the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II including the world service showed up in black outfits. 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