He makes his own bed every morning.

When Mandela was released in 1990, he cited the support of artists such as Simple Minds, who performed at a 70th birthday tribute concert, as an inspiration while in jail. Gamely, Mandela called the Spice Girls his heroes when they made a pilgrimage to Johannesburg in 1997. But comedians have had their fun too – Ricky Gervais welcomed the man’s impeccable record since release: “And they say prison doesn’t work.”