The BBC has defended itself over main choice earlier this month.
The Royal Household pictured on the Commonwealth Day service earlier this month (Picture: GETTY)
The BBC have defended their choice to air the Set up of the Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, simply weeks after opting towards airing the annual Commonwealth Day service earlier this month. For the primary time since 1989, the Commonwealth Day Service was not broadcast on BBC One.
The service was attended by members of the Royal Household on March 9, together with King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales. As an alternative of airing the service, the BBC opted to air an episode of Escape to the Nation. The BBC will, nonetheless, air the Set up of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury tomorrow, March 25.
Talking in regards to the choice to air the Set up of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury however not the Commonwealth Day service, a spokeswoman solely informed GB Information: “The Set up of an Archbishop of Canterbury, essentially the most senior bishop within the Church of England, is an historic occasion and we’re happy to have the ability to broadcast the ceremony to audiences throughout the UK.
“Our choice to not broadcast the Commonwealth Day Ceremony in the identical manner we’ve achieved in earlier years displays the tough decisions now we have to make in gentle of our funding problem.
“The occasion was lined by BBC Information.”
The occasion tomorrow might be attended by Prince William and Princess Catherine.
The synopsis for Wednesday’s occasion states: “Traditionally often called an enthronement, the set up marks the symbolic begin of the archbishop of Canterbury’s public ministry within the Church of England and throughout the Anglican Communion.
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“Dame Sarah Mullally is the primary girl to take this position.”
Travelling to Lambeth Palace on February 5, the Prince and Princess of Wales met Sarah.
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