Defence minister Johnny Mercer calls on Treasury fund visas for Commonwealth veterans

Defence minister Johnny Mercer calls on Treasury to fork out thousands of pounds for hero Commonwealth veterans who are forced to pay for visas to stay in the UK Defence minister Johnny Mercer wants to help Commonwealth military veterans Commonwealth citizens can apply for indefinite leave to remain after four years However, they face bills … Read more

Defence minister Johnny Mercer calls on Treasury fund visas for Commonwealth veterans

Defence minister Johnny Mercer calls on Treasury to fork out thousands of pounds for hero Commonwealth veterans who are forced to pay for visas to stay in the UK Defence minister Johnny Mercer wants to help Commonwealth military veterans Commonwealth citizens can apply for indefinite leave to remain after four years However, they face bills … Read more

Commonwealth chief believes ‘truth and reconciliation’ summit could open dialogue about past

Commonwealth chief Baroness Scotland proposes a ‘truth and reconciliation’ summit after Prince Harry called the organisation’s history ‘uncomfortable’ Baroness Scotland suggested association could launch a reconciliation body  She insisted the Commonwealth has ‘never been frightened’ to talk about race Prince Harry said in July association must acknowledge ‘uncomfortable’ past By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry join a video call with young leaders from Queen’s Commonwealth Trust

Prince Harry has reignited the row over Britain’s colonial history as it emerged today he wanted the organisation to ‘acknowledge the past’, even if it’s ‘uncomfortable’. It is likely to cause a ruckus in the Royal household, with his grandmother the Queen being head of the 54-nation group, and his father Prince Charles to succeed … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry join a video call with young leaders from Queen’s Commonwealth Trust

Prince Harry has reignited the row over Britain’s colonial history as it emerged today he wanted the organisation to ‘acknowledge the past’, even if it’s ‘uncomfortable’. It is likely to cause a ruckus in the Royal household, with his grandmother the Queen being head of the 54-nation group, and his father Prince Charles to succeed … Read more

Blood test backlog means nearly 200 Commonwealth Army recruits face losing their visas

Blood test backlog means nearly 200 Commonwealth Army recruits face losing their visas and being forced out of Britain 200 recruits from India, Jamaica, St Lucia and others flew to UK in November for Army assessment tests 170 are still waiting for blood tests so can’t start training and are now jobless Many have been … Read more

Kate Middleton ‘barely acknowledged’ Meghan Markle at Commonwealth Day, biography claims

The Duchess of Cambridge snubbed Meghan Markle during the Sussex’s final royal engagement on Commonwealth Day, while one stand-offish episode at a charity polo match was a snapshot of the pair’s ‘cordial but distant rapport,’ the authors of an explosive new book has claimed. Finding Freedom is a biography written by journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, … Read more

Kate Middleton ‘barely acknowledged’ Meghan Markle at Commonwealth Day, biography claims

The Duchess of Cambridge snubbed Meghan Markle during the Sussex’s final royal engagement on Commonwealth Day, while one stand-offish episode at a charity polo match was a snapshot of the pair’s ‘cordial but distant rapport,’ the authors of an explosive new book has claimed. Finding Freedom is a biography written by journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, … Read more

Robert Hardman: Dear Harry, check your history before making howlers about the Commonwealth

As Harry demands the Commonwealth atone for its past — apparently confusing it with the Empire — the Mail’s ROBERT HARDMAN, who has covered the organisation over many years, pens this heartfelt open letter to the Duke . . .  You were one of the best things to happen to the Commonwealth in the past … Read more

Robert Hardman: Dear Harry, check your history before making howlers about the Commonwealth

As Harry demands the Commonwealth atone for its past — apparently confusing it with the Empire — the Mail’s ROBERT HARDMAN, who has covered the organisation over many years, pens this heartfelt open letter to the Duke . . .  You were one of the best things to happen to the Commonwealth in the past … Read more