The Queen’s response and other angles on Harry and Meghan’s interview dominate the Wednesday paper.
The Mirror highlights the Queen’s compassionate tone from her statement on the interview with a headline of “We will always love you”.
Tomorrow’s front page: Queen: We will always love youhttps://t.co/2K2xoaL9i7 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0vdqb5LCXV
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 9, 2021
Metro goes with “Our royal sadness”, while The Times plays a straight bat in leading on the Queen saying the couple’s “racism claim will be handled in private”.
Wednesday’s front page:OUR ROYAL SADNESS#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/Hz2fwKIsvB
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) March 9, 2021
Wednesday’s TIMES: “Queen says racism claim will be handled in private” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GEf6zMf617
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 9, 2021
The Independent splashes with the Queen admitting concern over the racism claim.
Wednesday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Queen admits concern over palace racism claims” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/T0uI1JkzBB
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 9, 2021
But the Daily Express runs with the monarch’s less conciliatory line of “Recollections may vary”.
Wednesday’s Daily EXPRESS: “Recollections May Vary Says Queen” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/OzEzVXvb2w
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 9, 2021
So too does The Sun, while also highlighting Piers Morgan’s departure from GMB after a row about the couple under a headline of “Morgxit!”
Wednesday’s SUN: “Recollections may vary” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YycHomxUvw
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 9, 2021
The Daily Telegraph combines the Queen’s concern over the racism claims with her line about recollections varying.
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: “Issue of race concerning, but recollections vary, says Queen”
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 10, 2021
The Daily Star leads on Morgan’s departure from GMB.
Wednesday’s front page: Piers Off! #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/dLkFtquvmD pic.twitter.com/937KzvTSn3
— Daily Star (@dailystar) March 9, 2021
The Guardian also reports on the “ITV drama” surround Morgan while covering the royal family’s vow to address the racism row “in private”, as well as a cash crisis facing local councils.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 10 March 2021: Revealed: true scale of the cash crisis facing councils pic.twitter.com/hEPu0mYJjl
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) March 9, 2021
And the Daily Mail leads on a poll showing 51% of respondents feel Harry and Meghan should be stripped of their royal titles.
Wednesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/qPZygVAjaS
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 9, 2021
Meanwhile, the i switches focus to the NHS pay-rise saga, citing a poll which says 62% of respondents feel the 1% increase is insufficient.
Wednesday’s front page: Public says 1% NHS pay rise is not enough #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/zmHqDpzwec pic.twitter.com/eWmY4RlzSJ
— i newspaper (@theipaper) March 9, 2021
And the Financial Times leads on England’s Covid test and trace system being “condemned” by MPs.
Front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, on Wednesday 10 March 2021 pic.twitter.com/jkTlzVbjVC
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 10, 2021