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This week, ladies from the Peckham @WomensInstitute, assisted by @ChefTomKerridge, made a cake in the Clarence House kitchens for The Queen’s 92nd birthday. 🎂

The Duchess of Cornwall dropped in to see how it was going!#QueensBirthday pic.twitter.com/PglnMbvkn9

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 21, 2018

On Day 4 of the CommonWealth Head of Goverment Meeting, Buckingham Palace played setting for The Formal Opening took place in the Ballroom in Buckingham Palace.

The Duchess was in attendance.

Speeches were given from The Prince of Wales, The Prime Minister Theresa May,  the Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC and Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen.


Buckingham Palace once again provided the setting for a formal dinner to welcome Commonwealth leaders to London hosted by Her Majesty being the host.

The Queen and The Prince of Wales met representatives from all 53 countries of The Commonwealth, on the day that the #CHOGM2018 Formal Opening ceremony took place. pic.twitter.com/BQ5w6njvSB

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 19, 2018

Which was also attended by HRH The Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family including The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry, The Duke of York and his Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Alexander of Kent.

This event was a tiara studed event. The Duchess had the Greville Tiara with

It was announced on Friday, that the Prince of Wales will be succeeding Her Majesty as Head of the CommonWealth when she passes away. This means will be seeing the Duchess involved in representing The Prince when he becomes King.

For a new day of events, Her Royal Highness attended the Women's Forum closing session roundtable meeting.

The Duchess of Cornwall is attending a roundtable meeting and the closing session of the #CHOGM2018 Women's Forum.

The discussion topic is ‘An improved response to domestic abuse by employers.’ pic.twitter.com/FDenS1w1Gu

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 18, 2018

The Forum set out to reflect on some of the global challenges still faced by women across the Commonwealth. The discussion topic during Her Royal Highness’s roundtable was ‘An improved response to domestic abuse by employers.’

During a speech today HRH said:

“Domestic abuse remains a hidden problem in society. It is characterised by silence.

“I hope we can talk about what is happening behind closed doors across the world.”#CHOGM2018 pic.twitter.com/F6iRfaAz9q

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 18, 2018

Since 2009, The Duchess has been dedicating her work to raising awareness of the issues facing those affected by sexual violence and domestic abuse.

During a speech today HRH said:

“Domestic abuse remains a hidden problem in society. It is characterised by silence.

“I hope we can talk about what is happening behind closed doors across the world.”#CHOGM2018 pic.twitter.com/F6iRfaAz9q

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 18, 2018

In her speech at the closing session, she said:

Another powerful speech today from the Duchess of Cornwall on the subject of domestic and sexual violence against women @safelives_ pic.twitter.com/j7KV24VeKM

— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) April 18, 2018

"Now some of you in this room know, only too well, the terrible impact of domestic abuse.  Some of you are already working tirelessly to try to eradicate it from society.  I very much hope that all of you will find a chance to make significant connections today and find new ways to bring this problem out into the open – so that together we can make sure that the voices of those who are living with abuse today, wherever they live, are not silenced, but clearly heard."

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are attending in London as part of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) events. They began attending yesterday.

Today The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are joining a #CommonwealthBigLunch as part of #CHOGM2018 events. pic.twitter.com/0BHGgtwDLn

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 17, 2018

Every 2 years, Heads of States reunite in London for the CommonWealth Heads of Government Meeting where they discuss their common goals and to share ideas. Members of the Royal Family are hosting and attending a number of events over the week.

Their Royal Highnesses joined the events by attending a Commonwealth Big Lunch, an event that aims to bring people together to celebrate their Commonwealth connections through food.

The initiative encourages communities to have lunch together in a simple act of friendship and fun. Last month The Duchess visited a Big Lunch event hosted at Barn Croft Primary School. The Duchess of Patron of The Big Lunch and has attended a number of events in support of the initiative.

Next, The Duchess presented medals for the Women's Team Persuit to: @CommGamesAUS 🥇
Team New Zealand🥈 (@nzolympics) and @TeamCanada 🥉
Well done all! #RoyalVisitAustralia #CommonwealthGames2018 #gc2018 pic.twitter.com/VNMb9DDRgK

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 5, 2018

Earlier Today(Aussie Time), Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Australia to represent Her Majesty the Queen during the at the opening of the XXI Commonwealth Games, reading out Her Majesty's customary message, which calls on athletes to come together in the spirit of friendly competition and a few days of engagements on tour of the country down-under

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall today arrived in Brisbane for the start of a tour of Australia and to officially open the 2018 Commonwealth Games on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen.@GC2018 #GC2018 #RoyalVisitAustralia pic.twitter.com/s8I7JlBOR6

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

According to Australia TV Channel 9 news, Their Royal Highnesses arrived a couple of days ago and spent a few days in a secret location in regional New South Wales. According to the media house, they were seen boarding their private jet in the central NSW town of Wagga Wagga on Wednesday morning destination Queensland after spending time with friends on a farm

They arrived in Brisbane, Queensland where they were officially received and welcome by Her Majesty's official representative in Australia Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lady Cosgrove at the old government house. After signing the visitor's book, They proceeded to the lawn, where His Royal Highness inspected the Guard of Honour.

Their Royal Highnesses were received by the Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove at Old Government House. #RoyalVisitAustralia pic.twitter.com/0S8FEjzi8j

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

After signing the visitor's book, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall proceeded to the lawn, where His Royal Highness inspected the Guard of Honour. pic.twitter.com/gPnN5LGd6V

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

After Their Royal Highnesses met with members of the public who brace the rainy day and waited in the city's botanic gardens.

Their Royal Highnesses then had a chance to meet members of the public who had waited in the city's botanic gardens. #RoyalVisitAustralia pic.twitter.com/ekY9Y38P5E

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

After meeting the public Their Royal Highness then visited the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital to learn about Juiced TV which is a TV show made by children, for other youngsters in the hospital. The aim of the show is to benefit their health and well-being while in hospital.  They also met with Abi Head, a 13 -year-old Juiced TV star and founder of Juiced TV and Philippa Russell, who founded the TV station and is the 2018 Queensland Australian of the Year Award winner.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall then visited the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital to learn about @Juiced_TV which is a TV show made by children, for other youngsters in the hospital.#RoyalVisitAustralia pic.twitter.com/efIO1oJxu9

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

 They then saw a music therapy and dance session, and then took part in baking during one of the Juiced TV shows.

Their Royal Highnesses meet Abi Head, a 13 -year-old Juiced TV star and founder of @Juiced_TV and Philippa Russell, who founded the TV station and is the 2018 Queensland Australian of the Year Award winner.#RoyalVisitAustralia pic.twitter.com/gF7S1QzBky

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

Their Royal Highnesses then saw a music therapy and dance session, and then took part in baking during one of the @Juiced_TV shows. #RoyalVisitAustralia pic.twitter.com/E6dvg8Mzst

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

They also visited a tour of the athletes' village as well as other major tourist destinations including the Great Barrier Reef and Bundaberg's rum distiller


You can read more about their visit to the Hospital on 9 news.

For this leg of the visit Her Royal Highness wore a green lace Fiona Clare dress and a matching Philip Treacy hat

Commonwealth Pre games reception:
Their Royal Highness attended a pre- opening reception hosted by the Governor-General Sir Cosgrove and his wife Lady Cosgrove. They met and spoke with various official representatives of Commonwealth nations as well as Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate (L) and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk

They also met with Their Majesties King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u of the Kingdom of Tonga.

Their Royal Highnesses then attended a reception on the Gold Coast ahead of the @GC2018 opening ceremony, as guests of the Governor-General. There they met various other guests including The King of Tonga. #RoyalVisitAustralia pic.twitter.com/EHJHkIbasg

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

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Opening Ceremony:

They later arrived at the Carrara Stadium ready for the official opening of the Commonwealth Games 2018 were The Prince of Wales will officially open the games on behalf of the Head of the Commonwealth Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth.

Before the opening ceremony, Their Royal Highnesses were invited on stage together with  President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Louise Martin, CBE and the chairman of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games organising committee, Peter Beattie

Embed from Getty Images After, His Royal Highness read Her Majesty's opening words on her behalf. You can read her words here

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have arrived at the Carrara Stadium ready for the official opening of the Commonwealth Games 2018. @GC2018 #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/VmG8RCA1Ov

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 4, 2018

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Her Royal Highness doned powder blue dress with an embellished bodice by Anna Valentine, her trademark string of pearls, with a beige leather Fendi Regular Peekaboo, suede pumps and a white scarf to ward off the evening chill





Their Royal Highnesses will visit Brisbane & the Gold Coast together; before His Royal Highness continues his visit to Queensland and the Northern Territory, concluding on Tuesday 10th April.

Last week Clarence House, released a recently recorded video message done by The Duchess introducing three animations which aim to raise awareness of coercive and controlling behaviour so that more people understand that this is domestic abuse and a criminal offence.


In a video recorded at Clarence House, The Duchess of Cornwall says: "Thankfully the sometimes disastrous effects of domestic abuse in society are now much better understood. Much less understood is the psychological abuse which exists in some relationships. I'm delighted that Dorset Police and Bournemouth University are working together to make this short film and that it will, over time, help to raise public awareness of some of the complex characteristics that make up controlling and coercive behaviour which is now, thank goodness, a crime."