The Queen praises NHS staff on Commonwealth Day

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The Queen has praised frontline NHS workers for their selfless dedication to duty during the pandemic as part of a Commonwealth Day message.

Her Majesty reflected on the courage and commitment demonstrated in every Commonwealth nation and territory during these testing times.

Senior royals are marking the day with a series of videos after celebrations were forced to go virtual due to the pandemic.

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To mark Commonwealth Day, her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II shares her annual address. Other members of the Royal Family, including the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex, join the celebrations and speak about why our Commonwealth links are so important. Presented by Anita Rani from Westminster Abbey, the celebration hears voices from across the world alongside music and readings, including performances by Nitin Sawhney, Lianne La Havas, Alexis Ffrench and a reflection by double Commonwealth gold medal-winning athlete Denise Lewis.

 

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Commonwealth Day aims at celebrating a 'modern Commonwealth'​

Sky News Australia​

Speaker of the British House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle says the goal of Commonwealth Day 2021 is to celebrate a diverse Commonwealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was about a modern Commonwealth and bringing that together, how could we do that during a pandemic and how we can recognise it,” he told Sky News host Alan Jones.

He said the Commonwealth was diverse as were the people who represented it in the British parliament.

“We can’t let Commonwealth Day go without looking at a new Commonwealth, a modern Commonwealth, a diverse Commonwealth.”

 

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Happy 30th birthday to my little sister Erin up there in Renfrewshire: