The Commonwealth

Being inclusive and accepting diversity goes far deeper than accepting differences at face value and being tolerant.

The baton relay represents a calling together of people from every part of the Commonwealth.

In the Commonwealth, governments, businesses, communities and individuals should each strive to match words and good intentions with deeds. Every contribution has its part to...

I have been warned I may have Happy Birthday sung to me more than once or twice.

Despite its size and scale, the Commonwealth to me is still at heart a collection of villages.

The Commonwealth is one of the great partnerships of the world where rich and poor, large and small, work together for the common good.

I am sure Madiba would be pleased to see such great work being carried in his name, giving inspiration to so many.

In my view: rangers are heroes.

Thank you, Mr Prime Minister of Canada, for making me feel so old!

Ladies and gentlemen, I feel enormously proud of what the Commonwealth has achieved, and all of it within my lifetime

What we invented, Brazil perfected.