Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
The cast from the Young Shakespeare Company has been busy entertaining over 2200 students from Gibraltar’s upper primary and secondary schools with two daily performances of ‘Henry V’ last week. The performances included an interactive session at the start, followed by a modern-day take on the play, with the cast using several students in the audience to play certain characters.
The Most Excellent Oder of the British Empire held its Service of Dedication in St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday 15th May. It was attended by His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen. In total there were approximately 2000 members of the Order in attendance including a group of members of the OBE Gibraltar Association who, as is now traditional, were allocated front row seats.