00:30The Commonwealth mattered a great deal to my dear mother, the late Queen. Her commitment
00:56to you all, as that of my grandfather, King George VI, before her, is one which has helped
01:03to shape my own life for as long as I can remember. Since my first visit to Malta, aged
01:12just five in 1954, I have travelled to almost every corner of the Commonwealth. I have met
01:20remarkable people in every conceivable walk of life, and learned a great deal from so
01:27many proud cultures and traditions. All of this has given me an unshakeable faith in
01:35the special nature of our Commonwealth, and the extraordinary value it holds. This is
01:43a family, or Inga, as our Samoan hosts would say, of countries, of organisations, and of
01:51people. All nations are equal in this unique and voluntary association. I understand from
02:00listening to people across the Commonwealth how the most painful aspects of our past continue
02:06to resonate. It is vital, therefore, that we understand our history to guide us to make
02:14the right choices in the future, where inequalities exist, for example, in access to opportunity,
02:23to education, to skills training, to employment, to health, and to a planet in whose climate
02:33our human race can both survive and thrive, we must find the right ways and the right
02:40language to address them. As we look around the world and consider its many deeply concerning
02:50challenges, let us choose within our Commonwealth family the language of community and respect,
02:59and reject the language of division. None of us can change the past, but we can commit with all
03:08our hearts to learning its lessons and to finding creative ways to right inequalities that endure.
03:16Nothing, it seems to me, would do so more decisively than to champion the principle
03:24that our Commonwealth is one of genuine opportunity for all.
03:55It's brilliant. But are they known to be quick-growing?
03:59It's medium-sized, isn't it?
04:01Medium-sized, yes.
04:09Well, perhaps every now and then you can send me a photograph so I can see what's happened to it.
04:13We'll send you photos every single day.
04:15It's expanding, isn't it, the garden? I'm so glad. It's wonderful of you to do this. I'm very touched.
04:23I should keep a happy memory of it, because you know it's coming on.
04:28It's not still on until he's almost ready for it.
04:30I'll do an experiment with it.
04:32It's going to be nice for him, isn't it?
04:35I'm sorry.
04:37No, it's fine.
04:39Very cool.
04:41Well done, somebody.
04:45Finish that. Finish that off.
04:47It's a butterfly.
04:49It's a yellow one.
04:51Oh, it's leaves.
04:53It's got Joseph's coat, too.
04:55It's nice, isn't it?
04:57Yes, it is.
04:59It's very nice, isn't it?
05:01Yes, it is.
05:03It's very nice, isn't it?
05:06Joseph's coat, too.
05:12It's very old, isn't it?
05:14It's quite special, Your Highness.
05:16Mine don't fade.
05:18It's the real one.
05:20Yes.
05:27You're beginning to look.
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