Queen to make televised address to the nation as event cancelled The ceremony on March 8 will not go ahead The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The annual Commonwealth Day service due to take place on Monday March 8, attended by the Queen and members of the royal family, will not go ahead due to the pandemic, Westminster Abbey has said. To mark Commonwealth Day, the Queen will instead share her annual message in A Celebration For Commonwealth Day, which will be broadcast on Sunday March 7 on BBC One.