The Royal Commonwealth Society is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1868 to promote the Commonwealth of Nations and the values on which it is based, including conflict resolution, peacemaking and democracy among its member states. It operates as an international network of more than ten thousand members across some hundred countries and territories, supported by roughly seventy self-governing branches, and its patron is King Charles III. It is headquartered on Basinghall Street in London.
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Country or Jurisdiction ServedWikidata Q7374053, property P17 (country). Founding Year HeadquartersPall Mall, London, United Kingdom 3 Classification
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1. Royal Commonwealth Society (Wikipedia)
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3. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationRoyal Commonwealth Society, History - 1868-1958 section
What is now the Royal Commonwealth Society was founded in 1868 as a non-political, learned organisation.
Royal Commonwealth Society, History - 1958-present section
The Society found it necessary in 2013 to sell its headquarters at 25 Northumberland Avenue, and it moved in 2014 to a new London office on Pall Mall, with a view to focusing on its charitable work.
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