Royal Family Shares Rare Video of Queen Elizabeth Writing Message to Commonwealth

“The message was placed inside the queen’s Baton before it began its journey to Birmingham via 72 Commonwealth territories and nations, connecting communities over 90,000 miles,” part of the caption read. “Paralympian Kadeena Cox left Buckingham Palace as the first Baton bearer of the 294-day relay.”

In addition to the footage, the post also included a handful of snaps, featuring Elizabeth receiving the baton and then handing it over to Cox. For the occasion, the royal was joined by her youngest son, Prince Edward, who is vice patron of the organization.

As we mentioned above, similar to the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games happen every four years. At the closing ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Earl of Wessex stated, “Every four years these games bring the spirit of our Commonwealth alive... So I call sportsmen and women from all countries and territories of the Commonwealth to come together in four years’ time in Birmingham, England.”

We had no idea about this tradition, but we’re happy we do now.

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