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You may have read about a recent ruling in Canada which stated it is constitutional to require would-be Canadians to take an oath to the...

Aisha got her first call from the terrorists when she was fourteen. It was 2013, and she was at home, in Mogadishu, Somalia, when an...

Katrina Esau is working hard to save the language of her childhood from dying out. At 84, Ms Esau is one of the last three fluent...

Nirmala Sitharaman, who just took oath as the new Cabinet member, has been given the Defence Ministry portfolio, according to a report of...

Elizabeth II’s reign, the longest in our monarchy’s long history, has covered a period in which British power slumped to middling...

Parents who don’t want their kids force-fed gender stereotypes over breakfast have a new ally. The UK’s advertising industry regulator...

The new, polymer £10 note is being unveiled by Bank of England governor Mark Carney on Tuesday. This marks the 200th anniversary of the...

We are here today to recognise our Queen's Young Leaders for 2017. The Queen's Young Leaders Programme was launched in 2014 in honour of...

Thursday 29th June 2017 Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, accompanied by Prince Harry, will host a ceremony and reception...

In mid-April, in the aftermath of the vote for Brexit that pushed her into power, British prime minister Theresa May and her Conservative...

The Commonwealth is well placed to tackle daunting global challenges such as climate change, extremism, inequality and poverty,...

High commissioners from Australia, Canada and India joined Secretary-General Patricia Scotland at a financial services conference in...

The Queen made an unannounced visit to Manchester on Thursday where she met with doctors and patients who were injured in Monday’s terror...

On my recent tour of Southern Africa, it was just by chance that I discovered a weaver’s workshop, a little gem hidden away in the back...

King Mswati III of Swaziland is Africa’s last absolute monarch. The 49-year old king who calls himself ngweyama, “the lion,” owns most of...

FOR nearly 64 years she has been our head of state – and in that time has attended more unveilings, official visits, garden parties,...

When Bryony Gordon invited the prince to speak about mental health, she was expecting pre-checked PR speak. What she got was pure...

Raja ne gami te raani Chaana veenthi aane Kya karega kaaji My mother spouted these words during another one of our marriage talks,...

OTTAWA—The Governor General of Canada wishes to share a message addressed to all Canadians from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the...

The Queen's Baton Relay, similar to the Olympic Torch Relay, is a relay around the world held prior to the beginning of the Commonwealth...