The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is delighted to announce Her Majesty The Queen as Vice-Patron of the RCS, the oldest charity devoted to the Commonwealth.
This appointment continues Her Majesty’s longstanding relationship with the Royal Commonwealth Society as Vice-Patron since 2018 and thru her patronage of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competitors (QCEC) since 2014. The competitors is the world’s oldest worldwide faculties’ writing competitors, proudly delivered by the RCS in 1883 to advertise literacy, self-expression, and creativity amongst younger individuals all through the Commonwealth.
As a champion of literacy, Queen Camilla has actively supported the competitors, internet hosting an Award Ceremony at Buckingham Palace annually for the winners, and selling the competitors on her travels all through the Commonwealth.
Within the Foreword to final 12 months’s commemorative publication, The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competitors: 140 Years of Excellence, Her Majesty mentioned:
“Because the proud Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society, it’s an immense pleasure to introduce this particular commemorative e book celebrating the achievements of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competitors over the previous 140 years.
I’ve, on my travels, been fortunate sufficient to satisfy contributors in Ghana, St Vincent and the Grenadines, New Zealand, The Gambia, Malaysia, Rwanda, Kenya and the UK. In every of those uniquely lovely counties, I’ve seen how, the world over, we’re certain collectively by a love of literature and of our Commonwealth: bonds that lie on the coronary heart of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competitors.”
Dr Linda Yueh CBE, Government Chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society, commented:
“We’re thrilled and completely delighted to announce Her Majesty The Queen persevering with as Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society. Her Majesty’s assist has been instrumental in rising the very particular The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competitors throughout the Commonwealth, each within the variety of entries and in attain. Since Her Majesty’s assist started a decade in the past, greater than 150,000 younger individuals have entered this competitors and mirrored on how they will assist the values of the Commonwealth. We stay up for working with Her Majesty as Vice-Patron on this, and different areas, to positively affect much more younger individuals throughout the Commonwealth.
For example, by a brand new digital literacy initiative, the RCS will attain much more younger individuals, together with in rural communities and deprived areas, to assist the Commonwealth and different nations obtain UN Sustainable Growth Purpose 4, centred on high quality training. Delivered in honour of The Queen, The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competitors will search to make a notable distinction within the lives of college kids all over the world by encouraging them to put in writing, learn and share their views on the worldwide points that have an effect on us all.”
The Royal Commonwealth Society was privileged to have had The late Queen Elizabeth II as Patron for 70 years; since 1952, when she grew to become Head of the Commonwealth. We’re deeply honoured to have His Majesty The King succeed The late Queen as Patron of the Society.
