All news on the topic: Commonwealth

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Charles to hold royal summit with Kate and William to decide future of monarchy
Monarch will tell the Prince and Princess of Wales of his intention to carve out precise roles for them as well as himself and Queen Camilla
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Prince Harry’s title has been changed on Royal Family website after huge mistake
Prince Harry's profile page on the Royal Family's official website contained errors for over three years following Megxit, with a major gaffe only corrected over the weekend
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Big way Kate Middleton will treat royal tours differently to late Queen
King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate are reportedly hoping to thaw relations with a number of Commonwealth countries that have been drifting away from the bloc in recent years
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Brits who fought in 'forgotten war' reveal horrors they witnessed 70 years on
On Thursday, a Royal British Legion commemoration of the Korean War was held in London’s Horse Guards Parade 70 years after its armistice on July 27, 1953
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Royals set for two years of 'soft democracy' blitz to keep Commonwealth intact
Recent years have been marked by a number of Commonwealth nations edging towards leaving the colonial bloc with senior royals now set to go on a charm offensive to maintain relations
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Jamaican PM says William & Kate 'always welcome' after car crash Carribean tour
Andrew Holness tells the Mirror he would have preferred to 'move on' and cut colonial ties with Britain as soon as the former monarch passed away, but 'the process' is slow
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Commonwealth Games in doubt as 2026 hosts make decision to withdraw
The Commonwealth Games have released a strongly-worded statement after the Victorian state decided to pull out of hosting the competition in three years time
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Brit billionaire’s family accuse OceanGate of taking ‘too long’ to raise alarm
The Titan submarine was reported missing to the US Coast Guard on Sunday at 5.40pm, eight hours after the Polar Prince, its launch boat, lost contact with the vessel
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'Windrush paved way for me to be NHS nurse - but history can't repeat itself'
Child of the Windrush generation, Estephanie Dunn, calls for the doctors and nurses who arrived 75 years ago to help Britain to be honoured by creating real change now
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All you need to know about the Windrush scandal and who was impacted
Despite living in Britain for decades, some of the Windrush generation lost their jobs, were refused medical care or even faced deportation threats because they lacked the proper documentation
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My miner dad found best of Britain in men down the pit, says Prem icon Andy Cole
Andy Cole, a direct descendant of the Windrush generation, is an authority on coal mining and the context of his incredible achievements. His dad Lincoln emigrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1957
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Windrush pioneer who had to 'fight for survival' feels 'honoured to be British'
HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, 75 years ago this week in answer to a Government call to the Commonwealth to help rebuild the United Kingdom but hundreds were wrongly detained
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Windrush Generation faced race hate, injustice and a fight for equality in UK
The passengers were workers who came here to find a better life, who responded to the post-WWII call of the mother country, and who deserve to be celebrated for all of their achievements
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Bigger flypast planned for Trooping the Colour after Coronation display cut back
Around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force will take part in a flypast for Trooping the Colour on Saturday to mark King Charles' birthday
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Prince Harry must choose 'less confrontational way' to renew Royals relationship
Prince Harry's relationship with older brother Prince William and the rest of the royals is salvageable, insists royal expert Tessa Dunlop
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GB Commonwealth gold medallist Mike McFarlane in critical condition
Mike McFarlane, who helped Great Britain win the silver medal in the 4x100 metre relay at the 1988 Olympics, won 200m gold in the 1982 Commonwealth Games and had a hugely successful coaching career, is in a critical condition in hospital
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600 mourners turn out for funeral of 'forgotten' black WW2 RAF hero after appeal
WW2 Flight Sergeant Peter Brown died alone at home in Maida Vale, London, in December aged 96 but an appeal to find his family resulted in hundreds of people attending his funeral
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King Charles foreign trips after Coronation unveiled as France visit abandoned
The first foreign trips to be made by King Charles following his historic Coronation at Westminster Abbey earlier this month have seemingly been revealed
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Prince William already planning coronation and how it'll be different to his dad
Prince William is reportedly already thinking about his own coronation and ways in which he can make it 'relevant' after attending his father's last weekend
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Charles faces Commonwealth struggle as countries refuse to celebrate Coronation
Some Caribbean countries were not celebrating Kings Charles' Coronation on Saturday - instead looking to detach themselves from the monarchy and become a republic together
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Caribbean nation tells King Charles to 'nudge' Sunak to pay slavery reparations
The Prime Minister of Caribbean nation St Vincent and the Grenadines suggested British politicians would not 'permit' the King to apologise for the wrongs of slavery
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Countries that could end their time in Commonwealth and cut King Charles ties
The British crown now officially rules over 15 "Commonwealth realms" and many of them are rethinking relationships with the Crown and reckoning with colonialism’s bloody past
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Prince William says Queen would be 'proud mum' in his Coronation concert speech
The Prince of Wales paid tribute to King Charles as he gave an emotional speech after the Windsor Castle concert tonight, telling his father his family is "so proud" of him
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Olly Murs baffles BBC viewers with his 'odd' choice of Coronation Concert outfit
Olly Murs is one of the singers performing at Windsor Castle later this evening, with the former X Factor contestant chatting with Clara Amfo and Diversity star Jordan Banjo for the BBC coverage before taking to the stage