The BBC has sparked outrage online after it was revealed that it will not be broadcasting a key royal event. The TV channel will not be showing live coverage of the Commonwealth Day service this year, which will take place on March 9.
Instead, it will screen an episode of Escape to the Country. This is a major turn for the history books, with the Commonwealth Day service having been broadcast live on TV every year since 1989.
The BBC have reportedly said the decision not to broadcast is down to budget cuts.
Speaking to The Sun, Ingrid Seward, royal author and editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, said: “It’s a ridiculous and appalling decision.
“The BBC has been doing it for years and it’s the most important date in the diary for celebrating the Commonwealth.”
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She continued: “If even the BBC doesn’t think its worthy to cover and celebrate despite its huge cultural significance for member states and the monarchy then the Commonwealth could fade into an irrelevance with every passing year.”
Members of the public have also shown outrage at the decision, with many taking to X to show their frustration.
One person said: “@BBCNews is becoming a ridiculous excuse of a network. Way to insult the Commonwealth.”
Another said: “The BBC has fallen. It’s gone from the most respected broadcaster in the world to an anti-British propaganda machine.”
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