BBC’s licence fee will be suspended for King Charles’ Coronation weekend to allow millions to watch the once-in-a-lifetime event 👑
BBC’s licence fee will be suspended for King Charles’ Coronation weekend to allow millions to watch the once-in-a-lifetime event.
The BBC stressed the dispensation is granted in ‘exceptional circumstances’, with the event needing to be of ‘national importance’ and screened in a community setting. The dispensation also applies to any outdoor venues which have the facilities to screen the coverage.During the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June last year, the BBC again scrapped the fee.
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