Published 9 December 2022
“I believe Civil Society is central to enabling real and meaningful global action. Local communities are able to share local knowledge and understanding. Let local realities guide global responses. A statement by The Countess of Wessex at the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict virtual UN event
“I believe Civil Society is central to enabling real and meaningful global action. Local communities are able to share local knowledge and understanding. Let local realities guide global responses.
It is a privilege to be here today to join such an inspiring group of women, especially the young women leaders, to consider the crucial issues of Gender Equality and women’s empowerment. The Countess of Wessex gives a speech at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), UN, New York
It is a privilege to be here today to join such an inspiring group of women, especially the young women leaders, to consider the crucial issues of Gender Equality and women’s empowerment.
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Published 30 January 2023
Such acts of incomprehensible brutality, wherever they occur, are a barbaric assault on our shared humanity. The King's message following the bomb attack in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Such acts of incomprehensible brutality, wherever they occur, are a barbaric assault on our shared humanity.
I have long admired the strength and resourcefulness of New Zealanders, and I send my thoughts and prayers to all those who are supporting response and recovery efforts The King's message following the recent flooding in Aotearoa, New Zealand
I have long admired the strength and resourcefulness of New Zealanders, and I send my thoughts and prayers to all those who are supporting response and recovery efforts
Published 2 February 2023
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In learning from the horrors of the Holocaust and the genocides which followed, we can all recommit to the vital principles of freedom of conscience, generosity of spirit, and care for others that are the surest defences of hope. A message from The King on Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
In learning from the horrors of the Holocaust and the genocides which followed, we can all recommit to the vital principles of freedom of conscience, generosity of spirit, and care for others that are the surest defences of hope.
The modernisation, the technology, that has happened in osteoporosis is incredible. So let’s go from strength to strength and make it even better. Remarks by The Queen Consort at the opening of the Royal Osteoporosis Society's Bath City Centre offices
The modernisation, the technology, that has happened in osteoporosis is incredible. So let’s go from strength to strength and make it even better.
Published 27 January 2023
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21 January 2023
Our special thoughts and prayers are with you and the people of Nepal at this time of immeasurable sorrow. The King's message following the plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal
Our special thoughts and prayers are with you and the people of Nepal at this time of immeasurable sorrow.
Published 19 January 2023
The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Copper Box Arena for a Coach Core event
Ladies and Gentlemen, you have a great past: 5 Nobel Laureates and 525 years of academic excellence. Your future, I know, will be greater still and, as your very proud Chancellor, I will be cheering you on every step of the way. A speech by The Queen Consort at the University of Aberdeen
Ladies and Gentlemen, you have a great past: 5 Nobel Laureates and 525 years of academic excellence. Your future, I know, will be greater still and, as your very proud Chancellor, I will be cheering you on every step of the way.
Published 18 January 2023
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You have done a huge amount to foster a true and profound sense of community amongst all those connected with the military family. The Queen Consort's message to mark 80 years of BFBS
You have done a huge amount to foster a true and profound sense of community amongst all those connected with the military family.
I remember with fondness my meeting with His Holiness during my visit to the Vatican in 2009. A message of condolence from The King following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
I remember with fondness my meeting with His Holiness during my visit to the Vatican in 2009.
South Africa, like the Commonwealth, has always been a part of my life... It is therefore particularly moving and special that you are our guest on this, the first State Visit we have hosted. A speech by The King at the State Banquet of the State Visit of the President of the Republic of South Africa
South Africa, like the Commonwealth, has always been a part of my life... It is therefore particularly moving and special that you are our guest on this, the first State Visit we have hosted.
We are uniting today to confront, rightly, what has rightly been called a global pandemic of violence against women. Faced with such challenges, it can be hard to know what practical steps we can take to even begin to make a difference. A speech by The Queen Consort at a ‘Violence Against Women and Girls’ Reception at Buckingham Palace
We are uniting today to confront, rightly, what has rightly been called a global pandemic of violence against women. Faced with such challenges, it can be hard to know what practical steps we can take to even begin to make a difference.
Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones. We feel their absence at every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each cherished tradition. The King's Christmas Broadcast 2022
Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones. We feel their absence at every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each cherished tradition.
Published 14 December 2022