Thursday 12 March 2015

Commonwealth Day Observance

Cielle and Alexa were fortunate to be asked to attend a service in Westminster Abbey to mark this year's Commonwealth Day Observance in the presence of the Queen and other members of the royal family.  What an honour! The theme this year is 'A Young Commonwealth', and the reflections during the service were based around the youth of the Commonwealth.  Speakers included 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh.



Prior to travelling to London, they also met the Mayor of Bath during an evening event promoting the Royal Commonwealth Society: