2019: COMMONWEALTH IS IN ITS 70s !

«If the goodwill for which the Commonwealth is renowned can appear intangible, its impact is very real. We experience it when people from all backgrounds continue to find new ways of expressing, through action, the value of belonging to a cohesive Commonwealth ". 

With these words, HM Queen Elizabeth II, greeted the 70 years of the formation of the Commonwealth, a group of 53 nations, most of which were part of the British Empire, gathered together since 1949 to promote democracy,  human rights, free trade and the rule of law. 

Together with the Royal Family and surrounded by 2,000 people from all over the world, she attended Commonwealth Day in Westminster Abbey.  

Lewis Pugh says: «The Commonwealth is much more than the sum of its people . We are also home to some of the most incredible species on earth. The Commonwealth is the home of the polar bear, African penguin, humpback whale, bluefin tuna and the Great Barrier Reef. Our common wealth is our ocean. I have seen the oceans completely change during my 32 years of swimming. We are at a crucial moment in the history of our planet and we must work together and without reservation to protect our oceans ... that this is the gift of the Commonwealth for the world! ».

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The Commonwealth was to be their future, instead it was their last commitment in the Royal family. Harry had been appointed as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, and Meghan had her flowers embroidered on her bridal veil representing the 53 nations that make up the Commonwealth, that is what remains of the glorious British Empire.

And it is precisely to the World of the Commonwealth that the ceremony at Westminster Abbey was dedicated. Harry and Meghan attended it with the Royal family, gathered for this special appointment. Reunited, but divided: if a year ago the queen, Charles and Camilla and the Cambridges and Sussexes had all arrived together to the procession in Westminster, this year, Meghan and Harry, after their recent proposal to "work part time" for the Royal family, were kept apart. Or, rather, they had to remain seated without having the possibility to participate in the procession with the Queen.

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