“I firmly believe that the Commonwealth offers us the best hope of coming together to address some of these challenges, [accelerating climate change, rapid urbanization, unsustainable population growth, youth unemployment alongside ocean acidification, threatened marine ecosystems and unsustainable fisheries] and I was delighted, therefore, that earlier this year The Gambia, once again, took her place among the Commonwealth family of nations,” - The Prince of Wales, said at a speech at The State Dinner held in his and The Duchess’s honour by President of The Gambia. The Queen is the Head of the Commonwealth and this year welcomed President Adama Barrow alongside Heads of Government from around the Commonwealth to London for #CHOGM2018 Follow clarencehouse for more from the #RoyalVisitTheGambia 🇬🇲 #commonwealth