The 2026 Commonwealth of Nations conference is expected to welcome heads of state and leaders from around 56 countries. Many of them are good leaders, except for Sierra Leone, whose leader, Julius Maada Bio, is illegal and bloody by virtue of stealing the 2023 elections. (Photo: King Charles and Commonwealth’s Secretary General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey).

Julius Maada Bio, a very sick man indeed because of the spread of cancer from his right leg, is reportedly expected to attend today’s Commonwealth conference at Westminster Abbey, where King Charles will welcome the heads of state and other world leaders.

Also expected to be in attendance today is Maada Bio’s wife, Fatima Jabbe Bio, who is widely known as the mob justice. The Bios will only attend the Commonwealth meeting, like all other conferences in the past, for one purpose only, i.e. to get photo opportunities with King Charles and other leaders. (Photo: Maada and Fatima may gate-crash the meeting today).

And these pictures with King Charles and the other leaders of the Commonwealth will be used as public relations propaganda by the Bio presidency to blind fool the stupid SLPP supporters and gullible APC supporters inside and outside Sierra Leone.

The propaganda pictures will give the wrong impression that Bio’s illegal SLPP regime is recognised externally. They will get as many photos as possible to bluff. This is all the Bios are interested in. The SLPP regime of Maada Bio never attends such meetings for the benefit of Sierra Leoneans but for selfish reasons.

Back home, the Bios, who stole the June 24, 2023, elections from the real winner, Dr Samura Kamara of the APC party, know that their days are numbered thanks to the Tripartite Agreement, which has 84 recommendations coupled with the 85^th from the global partners. (Photo: King Charles, in welcoming the guests, knows about Maada Bio’s illegality).

Meanwhile, there is unconfirmed information filtering through the grapevine that some patriotic Sierra Leoneans will appear in the Westminster Abbey vicinity today to protest against Maada Bio in order to highlight the illegality of the Bio presidency.

The protest, if it goes ahead, will send a simple message to the Commonwealth of Nations and the UK government in particular to step up and restore democracy now before it is too late. The success of electoral justice is the best way forward for peace and unity in Sierra Leone.

King Reflects on ‘Pressures of Conflict’ in Commonwealth Message

By Sean Coughlan, Royal correspondent, 7 March 2026

King Charles III will hail the value of traditional alliances and international friendships at a time of “increasing pressures of conflict” in his Commonwealth Day message. The annual celebration of the Commonwealth, to be marked on Monday with a service at Westminster Abbey, will see the biggest gathering of senior royals since the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. (Photo: Commonwealth Secretary Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey from Ghana).

There will also be contributions at the service from performers including former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner and Strictly Come Dancing’s Oti Mabuse. Against a backdrop of war in the Middle East and Ukraine, the King will commend the unifying force of the Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 56 countries. “It is often in such testing moments that the enduring spirit of the Commonwealth is most clearly revealed,” the King’s message will say.

The King, who has campaigned for many years to protect the environment, will also reflect, in his written message, on pressures from “climate change and rapid transformation”. He will say the Commonwealth is a “force for good – grounded in community, committed to the kind of restorative sustainability that has a return on investment, enriched by culture, steadfast in its care for our planet, and united in friendship and in the service of its people”.

The reference to the significance of climate change is in contrast to the approach of the administration of President Donald Trump in the US, who last month reversed a ruling that underpinned federal attempts to curb greenhouse gases. There have been reports that the King could carry out a state visit to the US next month, but nothing has so far been confirmed. (Photo: King Charles and Queen Camilla).

The annual Commonwealth service at Westminster Abbey is usually attended by senior royals, political and religious leaders, and representatives of Commonwealth nations. The multi-faith service, held since 1972, is a mixture of music, prayers, dance, and readings, reflecting the diversity of the Commonwealth. But unlike in recent years, the service is not being broadcast live by the BBC because of “funding challenges”. Also taking part will be dancers from the Royal Ballet School, and singers Indigo Marshall and Tarju Le’Sano, and there will be a new piece of music by composer Rekesh Chauhan.

The Commonwealth’s Secretary General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, will speak at the service. Among the future issues facing Commonwealth leaders will be whether Mountbatten-Windsor should keep his place in the line of succession, after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office last month, and in the wake of revelations from the Epstein files. Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, added his voice to calls for his removal from the line of succession, following similar calls from Australia and New Zealand.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne, and removing him would require legislation in the UK and the approval of the 14 Commonwealth realms that have King Charles as head of state. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any wrongdoing from his association with Jeffrey Epstein. Courtesy: BBC news.