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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth arrives for the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey, on Commonwealth Day, in London, Britain, on March 11, 2019. REUTERS / Toby Melville / File Photo
LONDON – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrated the Commonwealth sense of unity fostered by “an age like no other” on Sunday, just hours before an interview in America with her grandson, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who It could deepen divisions in the royal family.
In a speech to mark Commonwealth Day, dedicated to the countries primarily of the former British Empire that maintain ties to Great Britain, the Queen welcomed the “deepest appreciation for the mutual support and spiritual sustenance that we enjoy by being connected. with others ”during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We have all continued to appreciate the support, breadth of experiences and knowledge that working together brings, and I hope that we will maintain this renewed sense of closeness and community,” he said in a televised message.
For nearly 50 years, the royal family has attended an annual Commonwealth Day service at London’s Westminster Abbey in March, but it has been canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prince Charles, along with other royals, including his eldest son and heir, Prince William, also conveyed a tribute to the courage shown by people across the Commonwealth in response to the pandemic.
The messages air hours before CBS airs the highly anticipated account of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, their first in-depth interview since moving to the United States.
The Oprah Winfrey scoop will see Harry and Meghan explain why they left Britain to start a new life in California.
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