The BBC has announced that it will waive the requirement for people to have a TV licence to watch coverage of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
But, as always with the BBC, there's a catch.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, God willing, will become the first monarch in British history to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.
The Queen acceded her father, King George VI, when he died on 6th February 1952. Her Coronation was held in Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1952.
A specially extended Bank Holiday weekend, running from Thursday 2nd June to Sunday 5th June 2022, has been set aside to mark the occasion of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee.
The TV licence dispensation will apply over that long weekend, but only in certain very limited circumstances.
Those circumstances are described on the TV Licensing website as follows: "The dispensation will allow those celebrating by arranging events in town halls, community centres and streets across Britain, where TV is not usually watched, to screen the live programmes throughout the weekend without needing to purchase a licence. The dispensation will also apply to shops and events such as agricultural shows."
Crucially and significantly the dispensation does not apply to individuals wishing to watch coverage of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in an unlicensed private residential property.
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1 comment:
A TV licence dispensation to watch Her Maj. Because the BBC know the TV licence is becoming unenforceable perhaps ?
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