{"id":2311681,"date":"2026-03-04T06:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2311681"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:53:27","slug":"royal-family-to-reunite-at-commonwealth-day-service-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-family-to-reunite-at-commonwealth-day-service-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal family to reunite at Commonwealth Day service this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The King and Queen and senior members of the royal family are set to attend the annual <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/commonwealth\">Commonwealth<\/a> Day service at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/westminster-abbey\">Westminster Abbey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Charles and Camilla will be joined by the Prince and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/princess-of-wales\">Princess of Wales<\/a>, the Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and 1,800 guests at the annual event.<\/p>\n<p>The March 9 service will also feature an address from Royal Commonwealth Society ambassador Geri Halliwell-Horner, a reflection from Oti Mabuse and a poem from Selina Tusitala Marsh, the inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate.<\/p>\n<p>As head of the Commonwealth, Charles issues an annual message to the 56 member-nations which will hold their biennial Commonwealth meeting this year during the first week of November in the capital of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 hcSZFO\"><img 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by the meeting\u2019s theme \u2013 accelerating partnerships and investment for a prosperous commonwealth \u2013 the service will celebrate collaboration as the defining strength of the modern family of nations.<\/p>\n<p>Among the congregation will be Commonwealth high commissioners, Government representatives, young people and leading voices from the creative community.<\/p>\n<p>The service will feature landmark artistic moments, including the world premiere of the Commonwealth Symphony, composed by Rekesh Chauhan, and a bespoke dance collaboration between the Royal Ballet School and Sapnay Entertainments, uniting classical ballet and Bollywood in a powerful expression of cross-cultural partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Other performers include a Scottish ceilidh band, the Melodians Steel Orchestra and further special reflections and readings from guests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some 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