Camilla Parker-Bowles recently embarked on a New Zealand tour with her husband, Prince Charles. Although there were reports that the Duchess of Cornwall cut her trip short, she reportedly performed an emotional duty on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Charles' wife launched The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition in Christchurch in the Land of the Long White Cloud. Here, young writers from across the commonwealth will discuss a set of topic. For this year, they will be tackling the tragic case of climate change.
"During the recent #RoyalVisitNZ, The Duchess of Cornwall officially launched The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020 at Tūranga Library in Christchurch," Clarence House's announced on Instagram. "The Duchess revealed that the subject for next year's competition would be 'Climate Action and Commonwealth'!"
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition was founded in 1883. It is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest. Camilla Parker-Bowles has been hosting the winners' reception at Buckingham Palace on behalf of Queen Elizabeth to collect their certificates for the past six years. This year, Her Majesty managed to present the awards to the young people who won in the competition while in Christchurch.
Meanwhile, Camilla Parker-Bowles cut her trip short from the royal in New Zealand. She, along with the Prince of Wales, enjoyed a five-day tour in the country, although she decided not to join Prince Charles in his next destination.
Clarence House said in a statement that Camilla Parker-Bowles would return to the United Kingdom at the end of the New Zealand tour. A source told Express in 2018 that the duchess is not fond of flying, but she sometimes embraced her fear and got on with it to perform her royal duties.
Prince Charles, on the other hand, continued his travel to Tuvalu, where he attended a reception. The heir to the throne's program focused on environmental issues and how local communities responded to climate change.
He also met the young people and heard the contribution they were making about the issue. The future king's tour ended in the Solomon Islands, which he visited for the first time. Prince Charles attended public engagement on the island that focused on preservation and climate change. He also spent time learning about sustainable fisheries management in the Pacific Ocean.
This is not the first time that Camilla Parker-Bowled cut her trip short. To recall, when they went for a royal tour in Australia last year, she also returned home earlier than Prince Charles.
