Commonwealth mourns Prince Philip’s death

The Commonwealth has mourned Prince Philip with a 41-gun salute in Australia, flags at half mast in Canada and a national memorial is being planned in New Zealand. The Duke of Edinburgh‘s death at Windsor Castle was announced by Her Majesty ‘with great sorrow’ on Friday, and as Britons embarked on eight days of mourning, … Read more

Commonwealth Day Celebration: The Queen’s words of hope ahead of Harry and Meghan interview

With a dash of Countryfile, a smattering of The Choir and more than a hint of 3pm on Christmas Day, this was not so much ‘A Celebration for Commonwealth Day’ – as BBC1 called it – as a genuine royal variety performance. We saw the Queen striding happily through Windsor Castle – talking about ‘selfless … Read more

Queen stresses importance of ‘friendship and unity’ for Commonwealth Day message

The Queen has stressed the importance of staying in touch with family and friends during ‘testing times’ in a joint message for Commonwealth Day with other senior royals – broadcast on television just hours ahead of the Sussexes’ Oprah interview. The Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined forces to appear in … Read more

Outrage as poppy wreaths honouring fallen British and Commonwealth soldiers are dumped in BIN

Outrage as dozens of poppy wreaths honouring fallen British and Commonwealth soldiers are dumped in a BIN after storm blew them down At least 10 wreaths were removed from a monument outside Cardiff’s City Hall   Tributes to ethnic minority veterans of world wars were found in a nearby bin  South Wales Police investigated the attack … Read more

Queen praises ‘wonderful’ work of commonwealth volunteers during virtual call

A beautiful image, shared by Buckingham Palace last Friday to mark the Queen and Prince Philips’s 73rd wedding anniversary, shows the couple looking proudly at card made for them by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s three children. Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and even two-year-old Prince Louis, spent hours creating the colourful greeting card, which features … Read more

Defence minister Johnny Mercer calls on Treasury fund visas for Commonwealth veterans

Defence minister Johnny Mercer calls on Treasury to fork out thousands of pounds for hero Commonwealth veterans who are forced to pay for visas to stay in the UK Defence minister Johnny Mercer wants to help Commonwealth military veterans Commonwealth citizens can apply for indefinite leave to remain after four years However, they face bills … Read more

Commonwealth chief believes ‘truth and reconciliation’ summit could open dialogue about past

Commonwealth chief Baroness Scotland proposes a ‘truth and reconciliation’ summit after Prince Harry called the organisation’s history ‘uncomfortable’ Baroness Scotland suggested association could launch a reconciliation body  She insisted the Commonwealth has ‘never been frightened’ to talk about race Prince Harry said in July association must acknowledge ‘uncomfortable’ past By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 01:44 … Read more

Meghan Markle admits she ‘didn’t know’ about the Commonwealth until she joined the Royal Family

Prince Harry has reignited the row over Britain’s colonial history as it emerged today he wanted the organisation to ‘acknowledge the past’, even if it’s ‘uncomfortable’. It is likely to cause a ruckus in the Royal household, with his grandmother the Queen being head of the 54-nation group, and his father Prince Charles to succeed … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry join a video call with young leaders from Queen’s Commonwealth Trust

Prince Harry says the Queen has ‘achieved everything she wanted’ with the Commonwealth as Meghan speaks about continuing Her Majesty’s ‘legacy’ in conversation with young leaders Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined video call with QCT leaders from US mansion Couple spoke of their pride in remaining part of organisation set up by Queen Harry … Read more

Blood test backlog means nearly 200 Commonwealth Army recruits face losing their visas

Blood test backlog means nearly 200 Commonwealth Army recruits face losing their visas and being forced out of Britain 200 recruits from India, Jamaica, St Lucia and others flew to UK in November for Army assessment tests 170 are still waiting for blood tests so can’t start training and are now jobless Many have been … Read more