Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Queen Elizabeth Announces Public Speech To Occur Hours Before Meghan & Harry Interview
As the countdown clock until Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Oprah Winfrey special moves to zero, Queen Elizabeth II has announced that she will make a major national address just hours before showtime!
On March 6, the day before the special was to air, Buckingham Palace released a statement announcing the news.
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The prerecorded message will be released on Sunday, March 7, at 5 pm local time. It is intended to mark the arrival of Commonwealth Day, which falls on March 8. Commonwealth Day celebrates the 15 nations that are part of the British Commonwealth.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement, "In Her Majesty's annual Commonwealth Day message, the Queen will pay tribute to the way in which communities across the family of nations have come together in response to the pandemic."
The address was taped at Windsor Castle, the very place where the Sussexes tied the knot.
Will she be able to resist a reference to the major royal scandal happening across the pond?
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Interview with Oprah Winfrey Ruffles Feathers
As The Royal Observer has reported, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's new interview special with Oprah Winfrey has left the Queen and her cohorts seriously unamused.
After initial clips from the interview, due to air March 7, were released, palace insiders accused Markle of bullying staff members — a claim that many close to the former Suits actress have said is ludicrous.
Watch Meghan and Harry: A Primetime Special on CBS at 8 pm ET/PT.