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Birmingham 2022 organisers have announced plans to deliver the first ever carbon neutral Commonwealth Games next year. Plans include the creation of a 2022-acre forest and 72 smaller urban forests to represent each nation or territory competing in the Games. Interview with Birmingham 2022 CEO Ian Reid.
What history tells us about the Royals and race The Sussexes’ claims of racism within the Royal family are at odds with the Queen’s own record of promoting tolerance and inclusivity 13 March 2021 • 10:00am The Queen inspects men of the Queen’s Own Nigeria Regiment during her Commonwealth Tour, 1956 Credit: Hulton Deutsch/Corbis Historical In February 1956, the young Queen Elizabeth II’s three-week visit to Nigeria, the multi-ethnic, multi-faith West African nation preparing for its independence, was nearing its close. During a tour of the north, she had invested Malama Kuburu, a 33...
Racism claims threaten royal rift with the Commonwealth Senior Commonwealth figures say the Oprah interview could create an unbridgeable rift 13 March 2021 • 9:00pm The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are given ta'ovala, a traditional Tongan dress wrapped around the waist, as they visit an exhibition of handicrafts, mats and tapa cloths at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre on the second day of the royal couple's visit to Tonga in 2018 Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Relations between the Royal Family and the Commonwealth have been severely damaged following claims of racism by the Duke and Duches...
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The royals will be highly visible this week and will 'not rush to respond' to allegations made to the television host, say Palace aides