A royal salute to the Commonwealth Analysis

Oborne begins his article by acknowledging the “overwhelming affection with which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge” were welcomed on their initial regal visit to Canada. He states that the cordial reception was, to a significant extent, due to the common history that Britain and Canada share. Oborne tactfully flips open the pages of this shared past by highlighting the royal couple’s presence at Canada’s National War Memorial and Government house—the latter place being a reminder of the partnership between Canadian and British troops in 1st and 2nd world war and the former place bringing to life the past relations Britain had with Canada. Moreover, the crowning moment comes when Oborne mentions Alexandra Anghel—a Canadian citizen who is obviously exhilarated by the royal visit.

After waiting for five hours to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Alexandra is marvelled by what she terms as an experience with “walking history. Additionally, Oborne uses facts and figures to further convince his audience of the correctness of his argument. He states that slightly below two billion people—about one-third of the population of the world—live in Commonwealth countries. Moreover, these people are spread across all the continents and “subscribe to every great world religion. ” These facts and figures have two main effects that bolster Oborne’s argument. First, as the audience digest the figures, it suddenly dawns on them just how extensive and diverse Commonwealth is. He states whereas the neo-Conservatives use invasions, Commonwealth uses “quiet diplomacy and gentle pressure.