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Prince and Princess of Wales in Milan, 1986
Queen’s Commonwealth Dinner at Buckingham Palace
The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, and members of the Royal Family hosted the biannual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Dinner at Buckingham Palace on April 19th. Click HERE to take a look at the daytime proceedings, HERE to take a look at past CHOGMs, and HERE to take a look at the Commonwealth Forums. Continue reading
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018
The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, and members of the Royal Family hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Formal Opening, Reception, and Queen’s Dinner at Buckingham Palace on April 19th. Many expect this to be the Queen’s last CHOGM, as she stopped long-haul travel, and CHOGM is held in a different Commonwealth country every two years. Evolving from the annual Commonwealth Prime Minister’s Conference, the Queen first attended CHOGM in 1973, and despite having no role in the proceedings, the events hosted by the Queen are the highlights of the Meeting. Click HERE to take a look at past CHOGMs, and HERE to take a look at the Commonwealth Forums. Continue reading
Ball in Brussels, 1958
Prince Alexander of Sweden
Commonwealth Forums
Member of the Royal Family have been attending Commonwealth Forums, bringing together representatives from the worlds of business, civil society and government, in the days preceding the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London on April 19th. Continue reading
Wedding of King Hussein of Jordan, 1955
CHOGM Tiaras
Tomorrow, the Queen and Members of the Royal Family will attend the Queen’s Dinner for the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace. Many expect this to be the Queen’s last such Dinner, as she does not undertake any travel outside the United Kingdom, and CHOGM is held in a different Commonwealth country every two years. Evolving from the annual Commonwealth Prime Minister’s Conference, the Queen first attended CHOGM in 1973, and despite having no role in the proceedings, her glittering Dinner is one of the highlights of the Meeting. To mark the occasion, we are taking a look at the Queen’s Tiaras at the Commonwealth Dinner of years past- Continue reading
The Queen’s Green Planet
Prince and Princess of Wales in Australia, 1983
Australia is the Commonwealth Realm in focus for the Royal Family in 2018. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were there earlier this month to open and attend the Commonwealth Games, as was the Earl of Wessex, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be in Australia later this year for the Invictus Games. To mark the visits, we are taking a look at the Prince and Princess of Wales’ 1983 Tour of Australia, which finished on this day in 1983. Continue reading
