With 13,000 entries from across the Commonwealth we are delighted to announce that judging is now complete and certificates are available to download at competitions.thercs.org. Congratulations to all who entered! Read more
World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, OBE, and UN Patron of Oceans, Lewis Pugh, OIG, have been appointed Ambassadors of the Royal Commonwealth Society. Read more
To mark the Society's 152nd anniversary, Geri Horner, David Walliams, Alexandra Burke and Gyles Brandreth have been appointed as inaugural Ambassadors. Read more
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We are delighted to welcome Regional Co-ordinators for Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe and the Pacific and look forward to working with them to improve the lives and prospects of all Commonwealth citizens. Read more
This Mental Health Day, Associate Fellow Rianna Patterson from Dominica shares her advice on how to take care of your mental health as a young leader. Read more
On 10 September 2020 we convened Lord Ahmad, the Lord Mayor of the City of London and Patricia Ithau to discuss what will be on the agenda during the UK's extended Chair-in-Office period. Read the report and watch the webinar to learn more. Read more
Hannah is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Kalsom Movement, a Malaysian student-led education charity. Find out how Hannah's experience in The Kalsom Movement convinced her that you are never to young to make a difference. Read more
Elisha Azeemah Bano is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society from Fiji. She was presented with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award in 2015 for using the arts to make young people more aware of issues that affect their communities, through an organisation she created called ACT IT. Elisha describes how youth are part of the solution whether this be on climate action, peace-building or coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition has been gathering English language entries of aspiring young writers' thoughts on key issues of the day since 1883. With children across the Commonwealth out of school, we are delighted to share a message from our Vice-Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, inspiring children and young people to enter The Queens Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020. Read more
The Equality & Justice Alliance (EJA), an NGO consortium funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to deliver a 2-year legal reform programme during the UK’s term as Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth, is delighted with the high level of interest it has received and the ambitious outcomes it has achieved Read more
On Commonwealth Day, over 700 young people from schools and youth groups from across the United Kingdom arrived at Westminster Abbey for the Commonwealth Service. Read more