@MojangSupport is realms down? I can't find any indication of a planned outage or known issue, but I get this response from Realms. I have tried many times, and have tried restarting the client.
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Replying to @the_dr_drew
We apologize for the inconvenience, but this is currently a known issue. The team is currently working on a fix that should fix the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience while we work on the solution!

Apr 15, 2021 · 7:06 PM UTC

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