Yahoo Finance Royal family focus on pandemic in Commonwealth show ahead of Oprah interview
It comes as CBS revealed when Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Harry and Meghan will be aired
(AP)Buckingham Palace has released more details about how the royal family will celebrate the Commonwealth in a special programme to be screened just hours before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Oprah interview in the US.
It comes after CBS revealed that Harry and Meghan’s intimate interview with Oprah Winfrey is set to be released at 8pm in the US on Sunday, which will be in the early hours of Monday UK time.
ITV also announced it secured the exclusive UK television rights to the 90-minute interview and will air it on the Monday at 9pm.
The 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.”
A Celebration for Commonwealth Day will be broadcast on BBC One at 5pm on Sunday, March 7.
The Prince of Wales has recorded a message for the programme addressing “the universal devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic”.
Charles will also celebrate the “critical work” being carried out by nations across the Commonwealth to combat climate change and protect its unique landscapes, marine environments and biodiversity.
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