3/9/2010 4:26:00 PM
Bermudians celebrate Commonwealth Day in London
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Cabinet Office press release
TUESDAY, MAR. 9: Commonwealth Day was marked in London yesterday by an observance at Westminster Abbey. For the first time, Britain's largest inter-faith service put science and technology centre stage.
Organised by The Royal Commonwealth Society on behalf of the Council of Commonwealth Societies, this annual event is attended by HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. This year, they were joined by HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
In recognition of the role played by scientific achievement in the advancement of societies the world over, the Queen laid a wreath at the tomb of Sir Isaac Newton.
The U.K.'s Young Scientist of the Year, Peter Hatfield, conducted a live experiment in the Abbey and was joined by leading young scientists from India, Malawi and Kenya.
Commonwealth leaders and representatives of all the major Christian denominations took part, alongside faith leaders from the Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Baha'i, Zoroastrian and Jain communities, their collective participation reflecting the unity and diversity of the Commonwealth.
They were joined in the Abbey by more than 1,000 schoolchildren, as well as hundreds of VIPs.
U.K. Representative for the Government of Bermuda and newly appointed Secretary for the United Kingdom Overseas Territory Association (UKOTA) Kimberley Durrant attended the Observance, along with Bermudian students in the U.K., Honor Brady, Josue Paulos and Jevon Williams.
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