BREAKING: Queen to address UK this weekend as coronavirus death toll soars
, will speak at 8pm in what will be only the fourth televised address of her 68-year-reign during times of national crisis and grief.
The head of the Royal Family normally broadcasts a recorded message each year on Christmas Day – but gave a special address after the Queen Mother’s death in 2002, ahead of Diana, Princess of Wales’s funeral in 1997 and about the First Gulf War in 1991. She has also been known to give speeches in times of celebration, notably to mark her Diamond Jubilee in 2012.Advertisement
The news came as the national death toll rose by 684 on Friday – the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began.Visit our live blog for the latest updates:
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