In Pictures: Commonwealth leaders gather for state dinner
The Queen hosted a state dinner for the leaders and foreign ministers of 53 Commonwealth nations.
They gathered at Buckingham Palace, along with other members of the royal family, including Prince Charles, and his sons William and Harry, and Prince Andrew, and his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie.
The event was held in the Picture Gallery at the palace after the guests had gathered in the Blue Drawing Room.
Government Meeting">Prince Harry and Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau (Toby Melville/PA)
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern takes a drink as she delivers a speech at the dinner (Toby Melville/PA)
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and his wife Kobita Ramdanee (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)
Prime Minister Theresa May (Jack Taylor/PA)
Justin Trudeau (left) shares a joke with Princess Beatrice and her father Prince Andrew (Matt Dunham/PA)
Mozambique’s president Filipe Nyusi and his wife Isaura (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)
The Queen joins her guests during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Toby Melville/PA)
The Gambia’s president Adama Barrow (left) arrives (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)
Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)
The Queen greets Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand (Victoria Jones/PA)
Prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)
The Queen greets Malcolm Turnbull, prime minister of Australia, and his wife Lucy Turnbull (Victoria Jones/PA)
The Prince of Wales talks with Prime Minister Theresa May in the Blue Drawing Room (Matt Dunham/PA)
The Duke of Cambridge chats with guests in the Blue Drawing Room (Matt Dunham/PA)
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