{"id":8846,"date":"2012-03-13T03:07:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T01:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/commonwealth-stars-come-out-for-uks-queen-elizabeth\/"},"modified":"2012-03-13T03:07:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T01:07:24","slug":"commonwealth-stars-come-out-for-uks-queen-elizabeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/commonwealth-stars-come-out-for-uks-queen-elizabeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth stars come out for UK’s Queen Elizabeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ethan Bilby<\/span><\/p>\n

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LONDON, March 12<\/span> (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth
\nled a royal delegation in observance of Commonwealth Day in
\nLondon’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, featuring performances by
\nmusicians including Canadian Rufus Wainwright and South Africa’s
\nHugh Masekela.<\/p>\n

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Wearing a pink dress and matching pink hat, the Queen was
\naccompanied by Prince Charles in a navy suit and his wife
\nCamilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.<\/p>\n

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In one of the first events on her 60th diamond jubilee
\ncalendar, the queen spoke in a pre-recorded address about the
\nimportance of cultural connections in the Commonwealth of
\nNations.<\/p>\n

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“This year, our Commonwealth focus seeks to explore how we
\ncan share and strengthen the bond of Commonwealth citizenship we
\nalready enjoy by using our cultural connections to help bring us
\neven closer together, as family and friends across the globe.”<\/p>\n

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Formed of 54 sovereign states, the Commonwealth is an
\nintergovernmental organisation consisting mostly of states that
\nwere part of the British Empire. The queen is still head of
\nstate for some of them, including Canada, Australia and New
\nZealand.<\/p>\n

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Canadian singer Rufus Wainwright was one of the first
\nperformers, playing the piano and singing a soulful rendition of
\nLeonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”<\/p>\n

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“It’s a great honour, it’s wonderful to be here,” he told
\nReuters after the service.<\/p>\n

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“I need to get more bookings in Africa now!” he added
\njokingly.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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