Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is set to make a TV appearance for Commonwealth Day, which will air hours before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview on March 7. Getty Images
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is set to make a TV appearance for Commonwealth Day, which will air hours before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview on March 7. Getty Images
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is set to make a TV appearance for Commonwealth Day, which will air hours before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview on March 7. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II is scheduled to make a television appearance just hours before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview is aired on US TV.
The 90-minute "tell-all" special with the couple is set to air on Sunday, March 7, at 8pm EST (Monday, March 8 at 5am GST). A matter of hours before, the monarch will appear on British TV to give her Commonwealth Day address. In 2021, the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations falls on Monday, March 8.
Typically, the Commonwealth Day service is held at Westminster Abbey, however this year measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 mean the church service has been cancelled and replaced with the BBC special.
The show will feature a number of members of the royal family, including Prince Charles, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, along with the queen, who will appear with a message pre-recorded from Windsor Castle.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend the Commonwealth Day Service 2020 on March 9, 2020 in London, England. Getty Images
Notably, Harry and Meghan's last public appearance as working members of the royal family was at the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in 2020, held on March 9.
Harry and Meghan attend virtual Spotify event
Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan are keeping up with their virtual appearances, and have made their first one since announcing that they are expecting a second child on Valentine's Day.
The couple made a surprise appearance from the comfort of their California home at Spotify's Stream On event on Monday.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle speak during the Spotify Steam On virtual conference. YouTube / Spotify
During a segment on podcasting, they spoke around the 38-minute mark during the video conference, played in by Borns' Electric Love.
"We're using podcasting to drive powerful conversations..." Meghan opened by saying, and Harry continued, "...that inspire, challenge and educate."
The pair launched Archewell Audio in 2020 and are creating podcasts exclusively for Spotify.
"We created Archewell Audio to ensure that we can elevate voice that maybe aren't being heard ... and to hear people's stories," Meghan said.
Harry added: "And the biggest part of this is to create this community of where you can share, that will encourage everybody else to then share their own vulnerabilities within that safe space."
For the appearance, Meghan wore a blue lemon-print Oscar de la Renta drop-waisted dress, while Harry kept it simple in a white shirt and dark jeans.
The Spotify Stream On event also included appearances from Brene Brown, Billie Eilish, Blackpink and a performance from Justin Bieber. Watch the full event here:
1) Organ donors can register on the Hayat app, run by the Ministry of Health and Prevention
2) There are about 11,000 patients in the country in need of organ transplants
3) People must be over 21. Emiratis and residents can register.
4) The campaign uses the hashtag #donate_hope
The story in numbers
18
This is how many recognised sects Lebanon is home to, along with about four million citizens
450,000
More than this many Palestinian refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon, with about 45 per cent of them living in the country’s 12 refugee camps
1.5 million
There are just under 1 million Syrian refugees registered with the UN, although the government puts the figure upwards of 1.5m
73
The percentage of stateless people in Lebanon, who are not of Palestinian origin, born to a Lebanese mother, according to a 2012-2013 study by human rights organisation Frontiers Ruwad Association
18,000
The number of marriages recorded between Lebanese women and foreigners between the years 1995 and 2008, according to a 2009 study backed by the UN Development Programme
77,400
The number of people believed to be affected by the current nationality law, according to the 2009 UN study
4,926
This is how many Lebanese-Palestinian households there were in Lebanon in 2016, according to a census by the Lebanese-Palestinian dialogue committee
Who has lived at The Bishops Avenue?
George Sainsbury of the supermarket dynasty, sugar magnate William Park Lyle and actress Dame Gracie Fields were residents in the 1930s when the street was only known as ‘Millionaires’ Row’.
Then came the international super rich, including the last king of Greece, Constantine II, the Sultan of Brunei and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who was at one point ranked the third richest person in the world.
Turkish tycoon Halis Torprak sold his mansion for £50m in 2008 after spending just two days there. The House of Saud sold 10 properties on the road in 2013 for almost £80m.
Other residents have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, singer Ariana Grande, holiday camp impresario Sir Billy Butlin, businessman Asil Nadir, Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills.
Hunting park to luxury living
Land was originally the Bishop of London's hunting park, hence the name
The road was laid out in the mid 19th Century, meandering through woodland and farmland
Its earliest houses at the turn of the 20th Century were substantial detached properties with extensive grounds
Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
Cryptocurrency Investing for Dummies – by Kiana Danial
There are several primers for investing in cryptocurrencies available online, including e-books written by people whose credentials fall apart on the second page of your preferred search engine.
Ms Danial is a finance coach and former currency analyst who writes for Nasdaq. Her broad-strokes primer (2019) breaks down investing in cryptocurrency into baby steps, while explaining the terms and technologies involved.
Although cryptocurrencies are a fast evolving world, this book offers a good insight into the game as well as providing some basic tips, strategies and warning signs.
