King Charles has delivered a speech at the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa.
He later visited The King's Garden, in the grounds of the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, where he helped plant a tree. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
He later visited The King's Garden, in the grounds of the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, where he helped plant a tree. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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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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