Her Majesty The Queen, Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society, hosted a reception for winners and runners-up of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025. At a reception at St James’s Palace, The Queen celebrated the winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025, the world’s oldest writing competition for schools, delivered by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) since 1883.  For 2025, the competition theme was ‘Our Commonwealth Journey’, which invit

Mei Sim Lai OBE DL giving her remarks during the launch of the UK Malaysian Film Festival 2025. As one of the flagship events of  The British Malaysian Society  the UK Malaysian Film Festival made its much-anticipated return on 27th October 2025 at the new Everyman Cinema Whiteley, in London . Now in its second iteration, the festival celebrates the vibrant resurgence of Malaysian storytelling on the big screen here in the UK. Hosting a Malaysian film festival in the UK repre

The Royal Commonwealth Society is launching a new photography competition, in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat and the City of London Youth Natural Environment Board, to celebrate the creativity and environmental awareness of young people across the Commonwealth. Young people everywhere are stepping up to lead the global conversation about the ocean, its beauty, and the importance of protecting it for the future. The competition aims to shine a light on how young

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda have announced the official theme for the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM): Accelerating Partnerships and Investment for a Prosperous Commonwealth. The launch took place in St. John’s during the Commonwealth Secreta,ry-General The Hon. Shirley Botchwey’s first official visit to the country, alongside the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne.  The theme sets the age