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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
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
Royal British Legion demands government scraps ‘exorbitant’ fees faced by Commonwealth soldiers who want to stay in the UK after leaving the British armed forces Commonwealth personnel have to pay fees to stay in the UK under current rules Visa fees for a sevice leader and their family can be up to £10,000 The Royal … Read more
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 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
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
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
Two top international lawyers have been charged over a five-year corruption plot from when they worked at London’s Commonwealth headquarters. Joshua Brien and his wife Melissa Khemani, both from Notting Hill, west London, worked at the secretariat at Marlborough House in Westminster. Brien yesterday appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of a string of charges between … Read more
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
The Duchess of Cambridge snubbed Meghan Markle during the Sussex’s final royal engagement on Commonwealth Day, while one stand-offish episode at a charity polo match was a snapshot of the pair’s ‘cordial but distant rapport,’ the authors of an explosive new book has claimed. Finding Freedom is a biography written by journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, … Read more