AIAC AT COMMONWEALTH DAY SERVICE AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY
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London, United Kingdom – March 9, 2026 — American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) was represented at the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration held at Westminster Abbey, one of the most significant annual gatherings of the Commonwealth community.
The ceremony brought together approximately 1,800 representatives from across the Commonwealth’s 56 member nations, including senior government leaders, members of the diplomatic community, faith leaders, and international dignitaries. The service was attended by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, along with senior members of the Royal Family including the Prince and Princess of Wales, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Among senior political leaders present were Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and senior officials from the British government. Also in attendance was H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, who joined international dignitaries participating in the ceremony.
The multi-faith service reflected the diversity of the Commonwealth and included participation from representatives of numerous religious traditions, including the Sunni Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, Hindu, Baháʼí and Jewish communities, alongside representatives of Christian denominations including the Church of Scotland, Methodist Church, Roman Catholic Church and several Orthodox traditions.
The ceremony opened with a formal procession including the Choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choristers of Westminster Abbey, followed by musical and artistic performances celebrating the cultural diversity of the Commonwealth. Performances included dancers from the Royal Ballet School, steel pan musicians, and a newly commissioned musical composition for the occasion.
This year’s Commonwealth Day theme, “Unlocking opportunities together for a prosperous Commonwealth,” emphasized the importance of collaboration among Commonwealth nations in addressing shared global challenges and opportunities.
L. M. Levie, Chairman of AIAC, the D’Oyly Carte Foundation, and Trustee of the Explorers Club, stated, "It is a profound honor for our company to participate in the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey. To gather alongside Heads of State, members of the Royal Family, faith leaders, and dignitaries from 56 nations is a reminder that commerce, when guided by shared values, can be a force for unity and progress. The 2026 theme — Unlocking Opportunities Together for a Prosperous Commonwealth — speaks directly to our mission as a global industrial group committed to building partnerships across continents. We are deeply privileged to stand in solidarity with the Commonwealth community at this solemn and historic occasion."
About the Royal Commonwealth Society
Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is the oldest and largest civil society organization dedicated to advancing the values and interests of the Commonwealth. Founded in 1868 and headquartered in London, the Society works to promote democracy, human rights, sustainable development, and international cooperation across the Commonwealth’s 56 member states. For more than a century and a half, the Royal Commonwealth Society has served as an independent platform connecting governments, civil society, young leaders, and institutions throughout the Commonwealth. Through research, public engagement, education programs, and global events, the Society seeks to strengthen dialogue and collaboration among the diverse nations that comprise the modern Commonwealth.
The organization plays an important role in supporting youth leadership and civic engagement across the Commonwealth. Its flagship programs include international essay competitions, leadership initiatives, educational exchanges, and forums designed to encourage debate and discussion among young people from Commonwealth countries. These programs aim to foster a deeper understanding of the Commonwealth’s shared values while helping to develop the next generation of leaders in public service, diplomacy, business, and civil society.
The Royal Commonwealth Society also convenes discussions and events that bring together policymakers, diplomats, academics, and civil society leaders to address global challenges affecting Commonwealth nations, including climate change, education, governance, economic development, and international cooperation.
Through its work, the Society seeks to highlight the relevance of the Commonwealth in the modern world, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among its member states in addressing global challenges and opportunities. With networks spanning Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Pacific, and the Americas, the Royal Commonwealth Society continues to serve as an influential forum promoting dialogue, cooperation, and shared progress among Commonwealth nations.
About Commonwealth Day
Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed across the Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of 56 independent countries spanning Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific. The day highlights the shared values, historical connections, and cooperative relationships among Commonwealth nations, which together represent more than 2.5 billion people worldwide.
The modern Commonwealth is built on principles of democracy, human rights, good governance, economic development, and international cooperation. Its member states include both advanced economies and developing nations, as well as a wide range of cultural, political, and religious traditions. Despite their diversity, Commonwealth countries are connected by shared commitments to dialogue, collaboration, and mutual support.
Commonwealth Day is traditionally observed on the second Monday in March and is marked by events, educational activities, and civic celebrations across member countries. The central event of the observance is the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration, held annually at Westminster Abbey.
The service brings together representatives from across the Commonwealth community, including heads of state, government officials, diplomats, faith leaders, youth representatives, and members of civil society. The ceremony reflects the diversity and shared heritage of the Commonwealth through readings, musical performances, artistic presentations, and reflections from representatives of multiple faith traditions.
The Commonwealth Day Service is attended by members of the British Royal Family, senior political leaders, and international dignitaries. It serves both as a symbolic celebration of the Commonwealth’s cultural and historical ties and as a reminder of the organization’s continuing role in promoting cooperation among nations in addressing global challenges such as economic development, climate change, education, and international security.
Each year the observance focuses on a particular theme highlighting the priorities of the Commonwealth community. The 2026 theme, “Unlocking Opportunities Together for a Prosperous Commonwealth,” emphasized collaboration among member nations to expand economic opportunity, strengthen partnerships, and promote sustainable development across the Commonwealth’s global network.
Through its annual observance, Commonwealth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the shared values that unite Commonwealth nations and the role that cooperation among its members can play in fostering stability, prosperity, and understanding across the world.
About American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) is a diversified industrial group with manufacturing and distribution sites in 24 countries in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia-New Zealand. AIAC has acquired and grown non-core subsidiaries and divisions of Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Johnson Controls, Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Visteon, Carlyle, Ahlstrom, Tolko, Groupe Suez, Groupe Rexel, and many other leading multinational corporations.
AIAC companies serve companies and governmental entities worldwide in all major sectors, including aviation, space, defense, automotive, truck, rail, marine, petrochemical, solar, nuclear, food, confectionary, beverage, civil engineering and infrastructure, commercial construction, mining, dredging, disaster relief, education, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. In addition, AIAC companies are exclusive, authorized distributors of leading branded industrial and consumer products and serve as critical suppliers for the construction of major airports, schools, hospitals, performing arts and sports centers, offices and hotels throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. AIAC is a leading manufacturer of building, street, and highway signage in Europe, and a distributor of electrical products throughout France.
Of note, AIAC purchased Boeing Canada in 2005 and has produced over 10,000 unique components for every Boeing jet plane ever since, reliably serving Boeing from manufacturing facilities in North America. A leader in ultra-high precision jet engine component manufacturing, AIAC companies produce 2,200 fan blades for each jet engine produced by GE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell.
AIAC companies actively support exploration into outer space, manufacturing critical components for launching and propelling spacecraft and satellites. AIAC customers in this sector include NASA, the European Space Agency, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing. AIAC affiliate, Champlain Cable Corporation, supported the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space missions with high performance wire and cable. AIAC companies also lead in the design and manufacture of undersea umbilical cables for worldwide oceanographic research.
AIAC companies produce the critical automotive wire and cable for Tesla, GM, Ford, Chrysler-Fiat, Toyota, and Nissan. In connection with its kraft paper manufacturing interests in Canada and the US, AIAC controls and sustainably manages 22 million acres of Manitoba, Canada forestland, an area equivalent in size to the nation of Hungary.
AIAC affiliate, Metallwarenfabrik Gemmingen GmbH, located in Germany, designs, manufactures and distributes high performance, emergency portable power generators utilized in global conflict zones and during natural disasters.
For further information, please see: www.aiac.com
About AIAC Philanthropy
AIAC and the AIAC Foundation support a wide range of nonprofit, nonsectarian, bipartisan organizations which promote international conflict resolution, disaster relief, economic development, environmental sustainability, exploration, and the visual and performing arts
The exploration-focused nonprofit organizations which they actively support include The Explorers Club, the National Geographic Society, the Royal Geographical Society, the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Space Society, and the United States Space Foundation.
AIAC's other beneficiaries include the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc., the Asia Society, the Atlantic Council, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Gates Philanthropy Partners, the Bretton Woods Committee, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Carter Center, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Foreign Policy Association, the Institut Française des Relations Internationales, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Crisis Group, the International Rescue Committee, the Japan Society, the JFK School of Government of Harvard University, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the Sierra Club, the Trilateral Commission, and the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
For further information, please see: https://www.aiac.com/our-values
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American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
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