The Duchess of Cornwall has hosted a reception for winners of the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021 at St James's Palace.

There the royal - a vice-patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society - paid tribute to Commonwealth countries as they "beautified life for one another, rejoiced in each other's successes, and benefitted from each other's wisdom". Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn