Queen Elizabeth II to make rare address over UK's COVID-19 battle
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Queen Elizabeth II is set to address to the nation and commonwealth countriesabout the coronavirus pandemic.
In the message, the Queenwill urge people to rise to the challenge posed by the coronavirus outbreak and will personally thank frontline healthcare staff and other key workers for their efforts during the crisis.
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The Queen has recorded the message at Windsor Castle and will be broadcast today according to theBuckingham Palace.The broadcast is scheduled to air at 1900 GMT andit is the fourth time in her 68-year reign that she will address the nation outside her annual Christmas Day message.
She made special broadcasts during the 1991 Gulf War and after the death of Princess Diana in 1997.
The queen and her 98-year-old husband Prince Philip moved to Windsor Castle as a precaution from thedeadly virus.
Her eldest son and heir Prince Charles wasthe first royal in the world whotested positive forcoronavirus.
Till now, Britain has approx 38, 000 positive cases of COVID-19.
