《キャサリン妃＆ウィリアム王子 初の２ショット公務！ @クイーン・エリザベス病院》《ハリー王子＆メーガン妃 Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) ビデオ電話を公開！》

《キャサリン妃＆ウィリアム王子 初の２ショット公務！ @クイーン・エリザベス病院》

7 / 5 (日)

『an afternoon tea party celebrating staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital』

drove from Anmer Hall 
visited
『the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 
in King's Lynn 

to mark 
the 72nd anniversary of the NHS (the National Health Service)
＆
 the hospital marked its 40th anniversary

キャサリン妃＆ウィリアム王子が
お二人揃っての公務に！

キャサリン妃にとっては、
ロックダウン後
３度目となる公務と
個別では、
ご夫妻ともに
お仕事を再開されていましたが

3月末からのロックダウン後、
２ショットは初めて！！

この日の訪問先は
アンマーホールから20分の位置にある
”the Queen Elizabeth Hospital”

実は、この日は
NHS（国民保険サービス：国営の医療サービス）
創立の72周年の記念日！

なにせ現在、コロナ禍において
医療従事者の皆さんへの感謝が強まる中
記念日ということで
この日も、”感謝の拍手”の動きが。

ご夫妻（多分ご一家）も、
ここを訪問される前
5pmに、拍手をされたそう。

その後お車で向かわれ
5:30pm 
に到着

加えて、こちらの
”クイーン・エリザベス病院”
今月22日、創立40周年という記念すべき年だそう。

なんと、
ジョージ王子のバースデーと同じ日！！

ノーフォーク州、ケンブリッジシャー州、リンカンシャー州の
33万人以上の人々をケアしている
この病院は、
ロイヤルゆかりのある病院ので
1998年にクイーンマザーが、股関節の骨折で
そして
エリザベス女王も
2002年に、膝のお悩みで治療をされた模様

この日がNHS 72周年と、
この病院の40周年

ダブルで、記念すべきこの病院を選ばれたということですね。

到着されると、
まずは手の消毒、はもちろんですね〜

しかし、やっぱりマスクは無し！！！
気になるわ〜〜〜〜

医療関係施設でも、マスク無しってどゆこと？？
そんなに効果無いのか、、マスクは。

しようがないので、さて置きw

滞在中、
記念のティーパーティーに参加され
スタッフ達やボランティアの人たちとお会いに。

中でも、
コロナ感染の集中治療病棟や救急治療室で
数ヶ月間、勤務をされていた
ナースの《Suzie Vaughan》さん43歳
と娘さんとお話を聞かれた。

スージーさんは
勤務の間
二人の娘さん達を、
感染リスクを考え、妹のところへ。

9週間もの間
会えなかったのだそうです。

その話を聞いて
「どうやって乗り越えたんですか？」
とウィリアム王子が質問。
感動されたそう。

娘さん達を見るなり、王子が
“I love your dresses”, 
さすが、女の子のパパです（笑）
キャサリン妃も、
“You girls look really pretty.”

9週間後の再会シーン動画が話題になっているそうで
↓↓下に貼っていますが、
胸が締め付けられます。

また、そんな娘さん達は
ずっと、現実の世界のプリンセスに会うことを願っていたそうで
今回初めて会えました❤️

また、他の男性ナースとも。
コロナウイルス感染＆治癒した方で、
その経験談をヒアリング。

病院から、ハンドメイドのニットのエンジェル人形を
３つプレゼントされたお二人
お子様達へ、ですね。

では、３度目の
キャサリン妃全身ファッション〜〜！！

ブルー系の
ニュードレスをお披露目！

この日の公務内容に合わせて、
この色を選ばれたのでしょう！

NHSカラー：ブルー系のドレス

ミディ丈、
デジタルプリントの花柄
と
ここ最近増えているタイプの
クラシックなドレスですね〜

ブランドは
《ビューラ・ロンドン》

5月のビデオ電話での公務の際にも、
同ブランド＆似たドレスを着用。

最近出番多いね。
お気に入りらしい。

セール買いの可能性も？あり。

➕
4日前の、7月1日の
ダイアナ元妃のお誕生日も意識されて？？

生前、ダイアナ元妃がお召しになってた
ドット＆白襟のドレスに
ちょい似ているような、こじつけのような。。。

まだある、、
実は、
デンマーク（また間違えてベルギーと記載しておりました(-｡-;）
のメアリー皇太子妃が
同じドレスをお召しになていた。

皇太子妃の方が先だけど
ほんと、このお二人、
顔だけじゃなく、ファッションも似てるねえ〜
被る。

それにしても、 最近はすっかり、このタイプが主流になってきました。
そして、
《ビューラ・ロンドン》の登場も増えている。。

ヘアは、ポニーテール

このドレスには、どうだろう、、、、と思うが
これも、きっとご自分で、、と思うと
ダウンスタイルばっかもね、
努力賞（笑）

ポニーテールの位置が
キャサリン妃らしい、
ガーリーな雰囲気になる高さです。

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ミルキークオーツのピアス《Patrick Mavros》 ”Ocean Tides Milky Quartz Earrings in 18ct Gold”  £2,400
ネイビーのスエード靴《Rupert Sanderson》”Malory suede pumps” ?

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Today we mark the 72nd birthday of the NHS, in a year when it was needed more than ever as the nation responds to COVID-19.

Today, The Duke and Duchess visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn to thank staff for their efforts in helping their community.

Whether you are existing staff, former staff members who came out of retirement, volunteers or key workers - we thank you for the resilience, perseverance and hope you’ve shown our nation.

この投稿をInstagramで見る

Today we mark the 72nd birthday of the NHS, in a year when it was needed more than ever as the nation responds to COVID-19. Today, The Duke and Duchess visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn to thank staff for their efforts in helping their community. Whether you are existing staff, former staff members who came out of retirement, volunteers or key workers - we thank you for the resilience, perseverance and hope you’ve shown our nation.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge(@kensingtonroyal)がシェアした投稿 - 2020年 7月月5日午前11時35分PDT

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The hospital is a short drive from the Cambridges’ country home in Anmer, and the royals had privately marked the national Clap For Carers at 5pm before their visit, a palace spokesman said.

arriving by car at 5.30pm

The royal couple met nurse Suzie Vaughan and daughters Hettie and Bella

duke told Hettie and Bella
“I love your dresses”, 
while the duchess told them: “You girls look really pretty.”

Kate asked if they had missed their mum while she was working, and added: “It is a real treat to meet you both.”

Ms Vaughan, an operating department practitioner, said: “They both always wanted to meet a real life princess.”

also spoke to Sam Jude, 30, a nurse at the hospital, 
who came down with coronavirus in May. “I told them the hospital were like my family as my real family were 6,000 miles away in India,” he said. “They checked in on me all the time and I told them that and they were impressed.”

William asked health workers how they coped with anxiety during the crisis and when they described “wobbly-moments”, he replied: “This is a good way of describing it.”

held NHS Knitted Angels

The couple, who have three children – George, six, Charlotte, five, and Louis, two – were given three small Knitted Angels keyrings of doctors and nurses which were made by hospital staff.

William said: “The children will love them

 Suzie Vaughan, 43, 
an operating department practitioner at QEH, 
who spent nine weeks away from her daughters Hettie, seven, and Bella, nine, during the coronavirus pandemic.

Suzie said:
 "It was a difficult decision but I wanted to keep the girls safe so they moved in with my sister. I worked on the COVID Intensive Treatment Unit and COVID Emergency Department during the pandemic. The past three months have been exhausting physically and emotionally and The Duke and Duchess’s visit is a recognition of the hard work and compassion that everybody has put in to keep our patients safe."

Kate told Ms Vaughan: “You did a really good job. It’s amazing how everybody pulled together.”
Afterwards, Ms Vaughan said: “It was amazing to see the them both. I told them about being away from the girls for so long.
“They asked how I coped away from them for so long. He said how amazed he was. That felt amazing.”

Hettie added: “It was fun. I told her I had never met a real princess before. And she said she was as pleased to meet me as I was to meet her.

“I told her how proud I was of my mummy.”

Suzie Vaughan with her daughters Hettie and Bella

こちらが、感動の再会シーン❤️

"Queen Elizabeth hospital"

The hospital, which serves more than 330,000 people across Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire will celebrate its own 40th birthday later this month. 

A total of 46 patients have been recruited to the Covid-19 recovery trial, and more than 500 are involved in other coronavirus research.

to celebrating 72 years of the NHS, the hospital marked its 40th anniversary

the couple met staff and volunteers in a marquee set up with tables and party balloons to celebrate the hospital’s forthcoming 40th birthday on July 22, the same date their oldest son Prince George will turn seven.

Smiles & waves from Will and Kate as they leave - wow, what an amazing way to end a day of celebration for the #NHSBirthday 💙 Thank you @KensingtonRoyal for the special visit 🙌🏻 @NHSEngland pic.twitter.com/scHbD1Bp7o

— NHS East of England (@NHSEastEngland) July 5, 2020

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レディライクな雰囲気に仕上げた、Beulah(ビューラ)のネイビードレス。
フローラルパターンのデジタルプリントが施され、コントラストを効かせたホワイトのポイント襟＆カフスを配しています。 フィット感のあるボディスとフレアスカートのデザイン。同スタイルのベルトでウエストをマーク

英国製

フローラルパターンのデジタルプリント

5月のビデオ電話での公務の際にも、
同ブランド＆似たドレスを着用。

the same style as the red number by the same brand she wore for a minute-long mental health message released in May

worn by Denmark's Princess Mary on a trip to Indonesia last year. 

1985年のダイアナ元妃
このドレスともちょい似？
 ＠ケンジントンパレスにて

もしや、
7月1日のダイアナ妃のお誕生日にちなんで？？
は、さすがに考えすぎね、、きっとw

生きていらしたら、59歳、、、、、
そっちが感慨深い。。

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Inspired by colours of the Indian Ocean with "expertly set and polished stones [dangling] elegantly from carefully crafted sea urchins"

ネイビーのスエード靴《Rupert Sanderson》”Malory suede pumps” ?

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-05/william-praises-fantastic-nhs-as-royal-couple-meet-healthcare-heroes

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8493497/Kate-Middleton-pays-tribute-Princess-Diana-deep-blue-525-Beulah-London-gown.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8492031/Kate-dresses-NHS-blue-William-pay-visit-Norfolk-hospital.html


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《ハリー王子＆メーガン妃 Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) ビデオ電話を公開！》

7 / 6 (月) 公開
収録は、1日（水）

『joined a Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) zoom call
with young black leaders 
to discuss the topics of fairness, justice and equal rights』

もはや、お騒がせカップルとしか、、、、

正直びっくりした、、、
私だけじゃなかったとは。

この動画を見て、話の中身よりも
二人の姿にばかり神経が、、、

顔が険しく、まさに活動家の目と表情
訴えることに命をかけた女性の顔に見え、
一方
お隣のハリー王子は、というと
覇気なく
言葉こそ、はっきり語ってはいるものの
まるで奴隷にしか見えなかった。。

皆そう見えたのね〜

なにせ、隣のメーガン妃の視線が超怖いし、、、
どんどん前へ前へ
真ん中、真ん中へ、、、、（笑）
これぞ行動（＝真実）というもの。

英国から突如、全く価値観の異なる米国に嫁ぎ（笑）
そこでは友人もおらず
職もなく
血の気盛んな妻の隣で、
完全にメンタルやられたか、、、

それもわからなくもない、、、

しかし、やるなら他の仕事先でやるべし。
よりによって
”クイーンズ・コモンウェルス・トラスト”（QCT)
といえば、
女王の寛大な措置で
離脱したメーガン妃＆ハリー王子から
取り上げることをせず
引き続き、
プレジデント＆副プレジデントとしての役目を任せたのに。。。

黒人差別の事件に、
その後の世界的運動

メーガン妃はすでに、母校の卒業メッセージでも語ったにもかかわらず
またここでも、、、

まるでアンジーか？！
と心の中のツッコミも。

政治的な見解も、本来王室メンバーにはご法度。

しかもロイヤルメンバーじゃなくていいっておっしゃったのは貴方達

都合いいところや
権力のある部分だけ
利用しているようにしか思えない。。

ロイヤルとしてのやり方は無視で。

しかも、ご当人達は
豪華な家に住み
おこずかいは義理の父から。
ロイヤルのお仕事が、想定外にできなくなったとはいえ、
この人たちの働くとは、
人に”語る”ことだけ？

口だけ、感が否めない。。

コロナ禍や、黒人差別の事件
ここのところの大きな変化や動きで
自分が、日本人の価値観を強く持っていることを実感している中

このお二人の発言を聞いていると
人を動かすには、
まずは自らの行動次第だねえ〜
（口ではなく！）
と改めて思う。

多分、後ほどUp-dateします

appeared to take a swipe at the British Empire by saying the history of the Commonwealth 'must be acknowledged', even if it's 'uncomfortable'. 

The Duke of Sussex, 35, made the comment as he joined wife Meghan Markle, 38, for a video call with young leaders from the Queen's Commonwealth Trust last week that was made public today.

As part of the discussion on 'justice and equal rights', Harry said the Commonwealth needs to follow others who have 'acknowledged the past' and are 'trying to right their wrongs', and also admitted to having his own 'unconscious bias'. 

Meanwhile Meghan said it is also a time of 'reckoning' when individuals should be putting their hands up to 'own' their past wrongdoings. 

Speaking from his Los Angeles home, Harry, whose grandmother the Queen is head of the Commonwealth, said: 'When you look across the Commonwealth, there is no way that we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past. So many people have done such an incredible job of acknowledging the past and trying to right those wrongs, but I think we all acknowledge there is so much more still to do.' 

The statement appears to be a swipe at the British Empire, which was ruled over by his ancestors and led to the creation of the Commonwealth, and goes against protocol of royals not wading into politics.

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Harry and Meghan currently serve as president and vice-president of the QCT,

were joined by Chrisann Jarrett, QCT Trustee and co-founder/co-CEO of We Belong; Alicia Wallace, director of Equality Bahamas; Mike Omoniyi, founder and CEO of The Common Sense Network; and Abdullahi Alim, who leads the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers network in Africa and the Middle East, for the virtual chat.

Meg weighed in saying: 
“We all have to be a little uncomfortable now” to “reach the place where a high tide raises all ships”

"A rising tide lifts all boats"

（上げ潮はすべての船を持ち上げる）という有名な格言

ケネディ大統領がスピーチで好んで用いたそう

royal photographer 《Arthur Edwards》氏のコメント

Earlier this week the Duke of Sussex, 35, faced criticism after he appeared to take a swipe at the British Empire by saying the history of the Commonwealth 'must be acknowledged', even if it's 'uncomfortable'.  

Harry made the comment as he joined wife Meghan Markle, 38, for a video call from their Los Angeles home with young leaders from the Queen's Commonwealth Trust last week that was made public on Monday.

As part of the discussion on 'justice and equal rights', Harry said the Commonwealth - of which his grandmother is head - needs to follow others who have 'acknowledged the past' and are 'trying to right their wrongs', and also admitted to having his own 'unconscious bias'. 

London-based veteran royal photographer Arthur Edwards said Harry criticising the one thing the Queen 'cherishes above all things' - which is preserving the Commonwealth - is an 'insult'. 

Writing in The Sun today, Arthur observed: 'Prince Harry is entitled to his views. But in criticising the Commonwealth – the organisation closest to his grandmother’s heart – he has simply lost the plot.' 

During the video call, Meghan said it is also a time of 'reckoning' when individuals should be putting their hands up to 'own' their past wrongdoings. 

Arthur said Harry knows 'just how important the Commonwealth is' to the Queen - as does Meghan, whose wedding veil was embroidered with the flower of every Commonwealth nation.

'To criticise the one thing the Queen cherishes above all things, which is preserving the Commonwealth, is an insult to her — no matter what the palace may say officially,' Arthur continued.

'Harry should stop listening to his wife, who is obviously filling him full of these ideas. She is evidently no fan of Her Majesty’s beloved Commonwealth.

'Indeed, after the Commonwealth service at Westminster Abbey in March — her and Harry’s last official royal engagement — Meghan couldn’t wait to leave.'

In his video call, Harry said: 'When you look across the Commonwealth, there is no way that we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past. So many people have done such an incredible job of acknowledging the past and trying to right those wrongs, but I think we all acknowledge there is so much more still to do.'

The statement appears to be a swipe at the British Empire, which was ruled over by his ancestors and led to the creation of the Commonwealth, and goes against protocol of royals not wading into politics.

The esteemed photographer said the comments made by the Duke and Duchess in their roles as President and Vice President of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust charity will 'tarnish' the organisation's reputation.

The biggest concern for the Queen, he added, is that it will harm its standing among younger people who have 'scant knowledge of what it is and what it does'. 

また、この人も批判コメント
トーリー党《アンドリュー・ロシンデル》氏

Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who told MailOnline Prince Harry's comments were 'disappointing' and would not 'please' the Queen.

Mr Rosindell said: 'I understand that Harry and Meghan have taken a step out from being members of the Royal Family.

'Therefore I'm surprised that he would be making comments like that. I don't agree with what he is saying. We should look forward not back. As someone who has stepped out of the Royal Family he should focus on his own life and not get involved in politics.

'That is not the appropriate thing to do. I'm not sure his grandmother would be too pleased either.'

It's time to look at the past: Harry's words on the Commonwealth

'When you look across the Commonwealth, there is no way that we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past.

'So many people have done such an incredible job of acknowledging the past and trying to right those wrongs, but I think we all acknowledge there is so much more still to do.

'It's not going to be easy and in some cases it's not going to be comfortable, but it needs to be done, because, guess what, everybody benefits. I think there's a hell of a lot that we together need to acknowledge but I only see hope and optimism in the fact that we can only do this together.'

He continued: 'We can't deny or ignore the fact that all of us have been educated to see the world differently,' he said.

'However, once you start to realise that there is that bias there, then you need to acknowledge it, you need to do the work to become more aware ... so that you can help stand up for something that is so wrong and should not be acceptable in our society today.'

He added: 'The optimism and the hope that we get is from listening and speaking to people like you, because there is no turning back now, everything is coming to a head.

'Solutions exist and change is happening far quicker than it ever has done before.

Expert analysis: What Harry's body language says at six key moments

LOOKING DOWN: US audiences in particular are used to active listening signals from a power couple that are taking it in turns to speak. Harry though appears to forget he’ still in shot, gazing down at the floor of two occasions. This gesture is also a cut-off, implying he’s taking a moment to tune out of the pressure of public speaking. It suggests a momentary desire to hide or to take a breather but it could give the impression he’s thinking about his own script rather than tuning into his wife’s words

EYE CONTACT: Harry’s eye contact is patchy to say the least. When he talks his eyes rove around from left to right, upward and downward. In many ways this can be perfectly natural on video link-ups as the camera is less apparent but his eye-flicking does make it look as though he is either uncomfortable with his messages and even still reflecting on them and evaluating them as he verbalizes them, or that he is feeling awkward with the actual presentation itself. The lack of eye contact suggests he’s still learning his craft as a speaker as engaging the eye of the audience is a vital facet of inspiring, confident and powerful messaging 

HARRY'S HANDS: Harry’s gesticulation looks rather erratic and even over-emphatic, which can be a sign of nerves. They look like a conscious attempt to add emphasis and passion to his messages but they pop up suddenly rather than looking like part of a more natural, flowing pattern. Here he throws one hand out towards the camera in what looks like a desire to persuade and next he uses another emphatic hand gesture that involves an odd and uncomfortable two fingers raised. His last solo outing saw him using the same hand-to-heart gesture that Meghan uses and it’s possible he’s using some flattering mimicry of her gestural repertoire

PURSING HIS LIPS: Harry sucks his lips in while Meghan is talking and this could have a couple of meanings. He could be making himself to keep quiet while she is talking, bringing his lips together to signal it’s very much her moment in the spotlight, but this gesture can also be about regret or sadness. Confidence and a more relaxed approach would involve a relaxed mouth expression, or even the lips part-open to register a desire to speak

SPEAKING ON THE COMMONWEALTH: It’s clear from Harry’s body language here that he realizes the importance of his words as he brings his hand gestures higher and they seem to be conducting him and his words as much as adding emphasis. He falters slightly verbally and his eye-dart to the right returns. It’s up to Meghan to wrap his message up into a more powerful phrase about a ‘High tide raising all ships’ and her eloquence is at odds with Harry’s less structured and flowing style of delivery. When he ends this section he glances to his right again, which looks like a moment of reflection, possibly based on what he has just said

THE HUMOUR: In what looked like a bid to play to his own personal strengths, Harry suddenly injected some humour into what had been a very passionate and empathetic pitch from Meghan. This very royal trait did appear to work for him and his personal confidence better than the subject-matter. Harry’s smile looks genuine here and he leans forward to engage the camera in a way that he hadn’t earlier. Stepping out of his double-act vibe he chose a self-effacing comment about his age. Meghan laughed but she also corrected him before leaning in a little more closely to close the meeting down 

How the collapse of the Empire led to the birth of the Commonwealth - and what it means today 

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 her when she dies.

His claims have touched on a delicate subject which Britons have mixed views, with some supporting the Commonwealth and noting its differences from the British Empire, while others detest them both.

The Queen is the head of the 54-nation Commonwealth. She is pictured here with Jamaica's Governor General Patrick Allen and his wife Patricia during a reception for Commonwealth Governors General at Buckingham Palace in 2012

The Commonwealth consists of 54 independent countries, the vast majority of which were at one point controlled by Britain.

The UK is one of the member states in the Commonwealth of Nations, as are Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.

Other member states include India, Pakistan, Singapore, Barbados, Namibia and Papua New Guinea and others from across Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Association in the Commonwealth of Nations, which is based at Marlborough House on Pall Mall in central London, is voluntary.

The Queen heads the organisation, with her son and Harry's father Prince Charles set to take over when she dies.

It is designed to promote peace, human rights, democracy and other core values among its member nations.

Association in the Commonwealth of Nations, which is based at Marlborough House on Pall Mall (pictured) in central London , is voluntary

The Commonwealth is still seen by many as relevant, with its 2.4billion-strong membership making up a third of the world's population.

It is often a platform for smaller nation members to be heard on the world stage, when otherwise they would be ignored.

Commonwealth leaders drop by Marlborough House when they are in London and have the chance to raise concerns to the British, who sit on the United Nations Security Council and have a louder voice than places such as the small Pacific island of Nauru.

On a more direct level, the Commonwealth connects people, with one example being deploying doctors or vets or lawyers from one member state to another which has a shortage.

It also helps out financially, which with the current pandemic still raging across the world is a saviour for many of the poorer nations.

Some less economically developed countries in Africa and Asia see the organisation as a lifeline to help boost sectors such as business - with at least £1.039billion being spent since 2015.

The importance of the association was made abundantly clear at a meeting in April 2018, where principles were drawn up to protect journalists working in hostile countries to the trade.

Some reporters had been facing death threats in rural parts of India, while others were physically attacked in Rwanda - both member nations - but the meeting agreed to make sure 'journalists can work without fear of attack, intimidation or interference, and to take prompt measures to protect them when they face a serious threat of harm or are subject to attack'.

The power of the Commonwealth, sometimes referred to as a 'family of nations' was also on show more recently during Theresa May's premiership, with the organisation playing a part in exposing the Windrush Scandal.

World leaders from the organisation were gathered in London in 2018 when the story broke, heaping pressure on the government to U-turn in policy and issue an apology.

The Balfour Declaration, named after Lord President of the Council and former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, enshrined equality and autonomy to the Dominions of the British Empire

The Commonwealth has only been a recognised organisation since 1931, but its origins can be traced back further to the Balfour Declaration in 1926.

The document, named after Lord President of the Council and former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, enshrined equality and autonomy to the Dominions of the British Empire.

The 1931 Statue of Westminster codified the independence of the Empire's Dominions and officially established the Commonwealth.

After a wave of decolonisation swept across the world after the Second World War, the Commonwealth of Nations was officially declared by the London Declaration on April 28, 1949.

Over the years, a number of countries have either voluntarily left or joined the Commonwealth, while others have recognised their own Heads of State in lieu of the British Monarchy.

Some feel strongly today that the Commonwealth is just a second British Empire masking as something else, despite efforts by the organisation to move away from its colonial past.

One writer pointed to the control Britain still has over vast areas of the world thanks to the organisation.

Afua Hirsch said in the Guardian that UK companies rule of over $1trillion resources in Africa - including gold, diamonds and oil - shows the continent is still under the power of the Empire.

Some people continue this link between the Commonwealth and Empire, pointing to atrocities the British oversaw in its territories.

Colonialism had many benefits for smaller overseas territories, such as economic development and greater transport systems - including the building of India's railway network, which helped transform the country.

So-called 'Whig' historians, such as 19th century historian Thomas Babington Macaulay, argued the British Empire led to greater liberty, the spread of democracy and scientific progress in its colonies.

Maccaulay played a major role in the introduction of English and western concepts to the education system in India - including replacing Persian with the English language.

But there were a number of atrocities involving the British Empire - including the concentration camps in the Second Boer War, the Amritsar massacre in 1919, the aftermath of the partition of India, the Mau Mau Uprising and famines in India - that people criticise Britain for and question its right to have any power over these countries today.

Coils of barbed wire form a makeshift compound during the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya by rebels against the British Colonial Administration in the 1950s

In the Boer War, between 1899 and 1902, Britain fought with two Boer republics in South Africa.

Though the cause of the dispute is debated by historians, some suggest it was an attempt by Britain to take control of the world's largest cold mining complex. 

The vastly superior British army, of around nearly 500,000 soldiers, fought the much smaller 88,000 strong force of Boers - who used the hostile terrain of their land to their advantage.

Frustrated by the guerrilla warfare tactics, Britain turned to a scorched-earth policy, destroying Boer farms and rounding-up inhabitants into concentration camps - many years before their infamous use by the Nazis.

Thousands of women and children captives died due to to poor conditions - causing protests in Britain and damaging the country's reputation worldwide.

Less than two decades later, in 1919, British troops slaughtered 379 Indian civilians in the bloody Amritsar massacre.

A painting of the Amritsar massacre in which at least 379 died 

The killings took place when soldiers fired on a group of unarmed Punjabi civilians in Jallianwala Bagh public garden as they protested the British government's forced conscription of Indians to join the armed forces and also the war tax which threatened to cripple the Indian economy.

The Amritsar massacre remains a flashpoint between the UK and the Commonwealth country to this day. Last year, then-Prime Minister Theresa May expressed the UK's 'deep regret' over the massacre.

Another contentious issue, which has more prominence today due to the Black Lives Matter movement, is the calls for Britain to pay reparations to people descending from slaves.

There were 14 countries in the Caribbean alone aiming for this, but Hirsch claimed the UK government was using using jurisdiction problems to manoeuvre around any payments.

This argument came to a head when former Prime Minister David Cameron ruled out slavery reparations during a trip to Jamaica.

He admitted 'these wounds run very deep', but said Britain's role in ending the slave trade should be remembered and called for people to 'move on'.

The Old Etonian was asked to personally atone for his family's slave owning past and for the country to pay back billions, which he refused.

But perhaps the most famous scandal involving the Commonwealth was the treatment of the Windrush generation, whose parents had been invited here in the 1960s but the country tried to deport them over the last decade.

The Windrush generation was named after the ship that brought over one of the first groups of West Indian migrants invited to the UK in 1948 to help rebuild post-war Britain.

The Windrush generation was named after the ship that brought over one of the first groups of West Indian migrants invited to the UK in 1948 to help rebuild post-war Britain

Over the next 25 years thousands followed, taking jobs to fill shortages, particularly in the nascent NHS.

When the scandal blew up in 2018, the then Home Secretary Amber Rudd was forced to resign after misleading parliament about how many people had been affected.

The forgotten victims were the hundreds who had their lives turned upside down by the policy. They lost their jobs and their rights, were incarcerated and even deported.

The Winsrush Scandal was seen as a product of the British attitude to the Commonwealth, buried deep in racism.

Some trace the scandal back to the laws on immigration to the UK from the Commonwealth in the 1960s, while others point to the 'working holidaymaker rules' in the 1970s.

Regardless of how others see the Commonwealth, Prince Harry made a huge gamble by wading into the debate, with the rest of the Royal Family and their involvement in the organisation unlikely to leave them impressed with his comments.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8497255/Prince-Harry-looked-awkward-video-call.html

https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/prince-harry-meghan-markle-queen-commonwealth-trust-video-47595619?utm_source=celebrity-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=celebrity-newsletter-Mon-07062020&esg_id=121121998&trk=article_title_1

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8501629/Prince-Harrys-criticism-Queens-Commonwealth-shows-hes-lost-plot-says-royal-photographer.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8497895/PIERS-MORGAN-Confronting-inequality-uncomfortable-watching-Harry-lecturing-world.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8494185/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-join-video-call-discuss-justice-equal-rights.html


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これと同時に、批判が重なっているのが、
ラグビー・フットボール・ユニオン(RFU)の
頌歌に関する件

Prince Harry backs move to ban Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: Duke of Sussex signals his support for review of England rugby anthem linked to slavery despite huge backlash from fans

• Prince Harry signalled support for Rugby Football Union's review into the song
• He became patron of the Rugby Football League in 2016 when the Queen stepped back 
• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was written by a black slave in the American South in the nineteenth century

backed the moves to ban Swing Low, Sweet Chariot from rugby games due to its association with slavery. 

He has sung the rugby anthem many times since childhood and he is a fan and patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). 

Prince Harry has signalled support for the RFU's review into the song, written by Wallace Willis, a freed Oklahoma slave, in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, The Sunday Times reported. 

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT LYRICS 

Swing low, sweet chariot

Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot

Coming for to carry me home

I looked over Jordan

And what did I see

Coming for to carry me home

A band of angels coming after me

Coming for to carry me home.

Swing low, sweet chariot

Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot

Coming for to carry me home

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8443231/Prince-Harry-backs-ban-Swing-Low-Sweet-Chariot.html

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-harry-branded-complete-idiot-22340546

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