Watch your calendars, royal guards.
Queen Elizabeth II will be speaking in a TV address on Sunday, March 7, ahead of Commonwealth Day, the same day Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s sit-down with Oprah Winfrey will air, according to reports.
Unlike last year’s Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, which marked the last royal performance for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, this year’s plans have been scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The queen, 94, will instead share her message on a program to be broadcast on BBC One, the Daily Mail reported Monday. The TV special would also feature prominent royals, including Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Commonwealth Day is Monday, March 8.
Last year, Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, stepped down as senior royals. On Friday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Sussexes – who are expecting their second child – will no longer be working members of the royal family.
“Although they are all saddened by their decision, the Duke and Duchess remain well-loved members of the family,” the statement read.
Harry and Meghan currently live in California with their son Archie, who turns 2 this spring.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Winfrey would sit down to Harry and Meghan for a 90-minute primetime interview airing on CBS.
“Winfrey will speak to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, in an in-depth interview covering everything from life as a royal family, marriage, motherhood, philanthropic work to how she handles life under intense public pressure,” CBS previously announced. On .
The interview would be a “cause for concern” within the royal family, an insider previously told Page Six, especially for Harry’s older brother, Prince William.
Winfrey was a guest at Harry and Meghan’s lavish wedding in May 2018.