The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be accompanying the Queen next week as she hosts a reception at Buckingham Palace to present the Queen’s Young Leaders 2018 awards.
Now in its fourth and final year, the Queen’s Young Leaders programme celebrates the achievements of exciting young change-makers from across the Commonwealth.
This year’s selection of winners are from across 38 countries and…
The Queen appoints Prince Harry as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador
16th April 2018
Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings that are starting today, Her Majesty The Queen has appointed her grandson, Prince Harry as the Commonwealth Youth Ambassador.
He will undertake his first engagement as Ambassador later this morning at the Youth Round…
The Commonwealth of Nations, formerly known as the British Commonwealth, currently consists of 53 countries scattered across the globe. Canada and Australia are some of the most commonly-known commonwealth nations states that make up this entity. Nearly every continent is…
Queen and Family Members Attend Commonwealth Service
13th March 2017
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were among several members of The Royal Family who attended a Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
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Other royals that attended the event include The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry, The Duke of York and The Earl of Wessex.
Also attending the service was Prime Minister Theresa May and former…
Crisis as the host nation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games loses rights to hold games
13th March 2017
It has been announced that the 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in South Africa due to severe financial constraints.
The host city, which was supposed to be Durban, did not meet the criteria set out by the Commonwealth Games Federation meaning they can no…
Prince Harry kicks off Caribbean tour with a visit to Antigua and Barbuda
21st November 2016
Prince Harry has kicked off a 15-day royal tour to the Caribbean with a visit to Antigua and Barbuda, the first of six stops on his agenda.
The prince, who visits the Commonwealth country on behalf of the Queen, was welcomed by the governor general of Antigua Sir Rodney…
Rare Canada 15¢ gray Large Queen stamp from 1868 to be auctioned
14th February 2016
A rare and unused variety of the Canada 15¢ gray Large Queen stamp from the 1868 series will be offered for auctions in Ottowa in Canada on the 1st of March. The auctions will also include hundreds of lots of Canadian and British North America stamps and other items from postal history. It will also include other worldwide stamps and covers from collections.
The Canada 15¢ gray Large Queen…