London, Uk. 15/10/2015. The Duchess of Cornwall on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, Patron of The Royal Commonwealth Society, holds a reception for winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition at Buckingham Palace. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition was founded in 1883 and is the world’s oldest international schools’ writing contest. This year's competition, sponsored by Cambridge University Press, received more than 13,000 entries from over 600 schools in 49 Commonwealth countries and territories. The Duchess of Cornwall hands out awards to young writers who have travelled fr

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London, Uk. 15/10/2015. The Duchess of Cornwall on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, Patron of The Royal Commonwealth Society, holds a reception for winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition at Buckingham Palace. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition was founded in 1883 and is the world’s oldest international schools’ writing contest. This year's competition, sponsored by Cambridge University Press, received more than 13,000 entries from over 600 schools in 49 Commonwealth countries and territories. The Duchess of Cornwall hands out awards to young writers who have travelled from across the Commonwealth to attend the reception. This year's winners have come from Cyprus, Botswana, The Cayman Islands and as far away as Tristan da Cunha - over 9000km away.

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