Unable to connect to Realms on Nintendo Switch

Unable to connect to Realms.  After a long timeout I am told that service is unreachable.  I am able to connect to the service using my iPhone.  For a while I could connect with the Switch after activating the Realm on the phone first, logging out and quickly logging into the Realms server on the Switch.  

When attempting to connect I get the Joining Realm screen for about 5 minutes and then it throws an error message.   I can immediately then switch over to the iPhone and connect without problem.

This is a very frustrating problem that started with the 1.19.1 update.