Prime Minister to thank Queen’s “service, dedication and constancy” to Commonwealth

 

 

 

Prime Minister Theresa May will today thank Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace for her “service, dedication and constancy” to the Commonwealth. 

 

Up to 47 leaders from across six continents are to gather at Buckingham Palace today before beginning a series of meetings to discuss the Commonwealth’s most pressing issues. 

 

The Prime Minister will speak at the opening ceremony at Buckingham Palace, where she is expected to thank the Head of the Commonwealth, the Queen. 

 

Speaking in front of the assembled heads and ceremony attendees, the Prime Minister will say to her Majesty:

 

“This week you have opened your homes to us – here in London and in Windsor. Over many years you have been the Commonwealth's most steadfast and fervent champion. 

 

“You have been true to the deepest values of the Commonwealth – that the voice of the smallest member country is worth precisely as much as that of the largest; that the wealthiest and the most vulnerable stand shoulder to shoulder.

 

“You have seen us through some of our most serious challenges. 

 

“And we commit to sustaining this Commonwealth, which you have so carefully nurtured.”