AN ADDRESS BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
BBC America, 3:00 p.m. ET
Here in the U.S., we’ve either watched, or avoided, every day, the live briefings by President Donald Trump as he addresses our country about the coronavirus. Today, thanks to a simulcast by BBC America, we get to see how another country, and world figure, handles things. In prime time in the U.K. on the BBC, Her Majesty the Queen, at age 92, is addressing her followers on the coronavirus crisis – and because our time zones here in the colonies are hours earlier, we get to watch her in what is our afternoon. Her remarks were taped at Windsor Castle, so this isn’t strictly live – but what an unprecedented opportunity. Usually, the only time we get live feeds from England is to watch royal weddings – or funerals. And for Queen Elizabeth II herself, this is only the fifth time she has addressed her country via television since she ascended to the throne. That was 68 years ago. But this time it’s personal: her own son, Prince Charles, tested positive for COVID-19, but the 71-year-old said Wednesday he was “on the other side” of the illness, and has recovered.