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Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu changed course last night, and announced plans to attend the funeral after all.
His spokesman Roger Friedman did not explain Tutu's abrupt reversal, but said he would catch a flight early on Sunday morning and be in attendance at Mandela's funeral.
He did not explain the reason for Tutu's dramatic change of plans.
Tutu said on Saturday he would not go because the government had not made him feel welcome and he did not want to "gatecrash" the funeral of his longtime ally and friend.
His daughter also released a statement that Tutu would not attend as he had not been accredited as a clergyman for the event.
However government officials said he had been accredited to attend and would be welcome.
