The Queen and senior royals have led a service celebrating the Commonwealth in London.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were joined by the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the Commonwealth Observance.
It was the first time that William and Kate have attended the event, held at Westminster Abbey, which celebrates the multinational organisation on Commonwealth Day.
The royals were joined by politicians, Commonwealth dignitaries, including Australia's high commissioner to the UK, Alexander Downer, faith leaders and more than 1000 children.
Pregnant Kate was wearing a long pale pink coat by Alexander McQueen that covered her baby bump, plus a hat by Jane Taylor.
The Queen's Commonwealth Day message was played via giant screens, and was broadcast by radio in Commonwealth states.
In it, the monarch hailed the Commonwealth's continued role, saying what the member states share is more important now than at any point in its history.
She said the 53 nations, whose combined populations total 2.2 billion people, are "guardians of a precious flame" with an obligation to keep it burning brightly for decades to come.
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