The Queen will address the UK and the Commonwealth in a special broadcast at 2000 BST She’s expected to acknowledge the grief, pain and financial challenges the world is facing during this “time of disruption” Follow coverage, across the BBC:
She will add:"I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge."That the attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humoured resolve and of fellow-feeling still characterise this country."
The message was filmed by a single cameraman wearing protective equipment, with all the other technical staff in another room.The decision to deliver the address has been made"in close consultation with Downing Street", he added.The Queen's address will come less than a week after the Prince of WalesMedia captionPrince Charles, 71, spent seven days self-isolating in ScotlandOn Friday, he opened the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London via video link.
Buckingham Palace previously said the Queen last saw her son, the heir to the throne, on 12 March, and was"in good health".
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