Unable to connect to minecraft store from character creator

When trying to download the free promotional item from the dressing room, an error message comes up saying "We're having trouble connecting to the Minecraft Store right now.  Please try again later!"

This has been happening since the release of 1.18.30.  

This is also an issue on Nintendo Switch in 1.18.33

I have tried to recreate on Minecraft for Windows and it works fine on there