Philip Barker: Did the Commonwealth Games begin in 1911 at C

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are set to be the jewel in the
platinum jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II but the first
formal Commonwealth sports meeting was also held to celebrate a great
royal occasion.

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