When is the Queen’s Commonwealth Day address to the nation?
THE Queen's Commonwealth day TV special will air today, March 7, as the usual church service has been cancelled due to Covid-19.
And her address is expected to air on BBC One just hours before Meghan and Harry's tell-all with the queen of American chat shows is aired in the US.
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When is the Queen's Commonwealth Day address to the nation?
The 94-year-old monarch will address the nation to mark Commonwealth Day on March 7, 2021, as the church service has been cancelled due to Covid-19.
The Queen's annual message in A Celebration For Commonwealth Day, will be broadcast on Sunday, March 7, at 5pm on BBC One.
The annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey has been cancelled for the first time in 50 years because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Queen’s message was pre-recorded at Windsor Castle then broadcast as part of BBC programme A Celebration for Commonwealth Day.
Her address will be broadcasted just hours before Meghan and Harry's tell-all with Oprah Winfrey is aired in the US.
When is Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview airing?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's tell-all chat will be aired in the US tonight before it is broadcast on ITV for the UK.
It will air on CBS at 8pm Eastern Standard time on March 7, meaning it will be at 1am the following morning in the UK.
Then on Monday The interview will now be aired on ITV1 on 8pm on Monday with reports the broadcaster paid about £1m to beat out Sky.
Previews of the interview have already hinted that nothing will be "off limits" - with Meghan, 39, accusing the Firm of being "liars".
In the latest trailer, the Duchess of Sussex accuses Buckingham Palace of “perpetuating falsehoods”.
What is the Queen expected to say?
In her address on March 7, the Queen will deliver a personal message to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth to mark Commonwealth Day.
She will be joined by other senior royals, including Prince Charles, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, and Kate the Duchess of Cambridge.
The royal address will comprise pre-recorded readings and reflections.
The 2021 theme is Delivering a Common Future – aiming to highlight how the 54 member countries in the Commonwealth family are "innovating, connecting and transforming" to help achieve some of its biggest goals, like fighting climate change, promoting good governance and boosting trade.