"For the first time since 1989, the BBC has announced that it will not air the Commonwealth Day service live from Westminster Abbey.

Instead, an episode of Escape to the Country will air in the time slot. The BBC has said that funding challenges led to the decision. Since 1989, the BBC has only skipped one airing of the Commonwealth Day service: in 2021, when the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic."




https://royalcentral.co.uk/royal-news/bbc-commonwealth-day-2025-216949/