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Meet The Winners Of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest, established by the...
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Oct 3, 20223 min read
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Celebrating Commonwealth writing with HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
On Saturday, 4 June 2022 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society joined the BBC...
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Jun 7, 20221 min read
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Winners Of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021
In 2021 we were thrilled to announce that a record-breaking 25,648 children entered The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021 from...
Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 4, 20213 min read
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The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020
The 2020 competition attracted nearly 13,000 entries on the theme: Climate Action and the Commonwealth. 130 volunteer judges, drawn from...
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Oct 5, 20203 min read
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The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2019
From more than 11,000 entries, five pieces were selected as the winners and runners-up of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition...
Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 7, 20192 min read
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