Queen Elizabeth II has passed away - keep posts civil and respectful

[BaZ87]

My wife works at the Royal in Derby, she has her laptop plying the funeral for patients who cant' see the tvs. She said (whilst they are working of course) pretty much everyone is watching it.

I'm sure they are in the UK but far fewer will be in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India, certainly not the 50-60% required to get the 4bn global views.

 

[the wopster]

And Germany, Spain and Canada are three I've checked out.

Ad France to that list as well

 

[Droolinggimp]

I'm sure they are in the UK but far fewer will be in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India, certainly not the 50-60% required to get the 4bn global views.

Oh fine. Lets just say more than 100 people will watch it. Ok?

 

[chaparral]

Is she going to be buried now?

Not till 19.30

That evening, at a private family service, the Queen will be buried together with her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the King George VI memorial chapel, located inside St George's Chapel.
Her marble slab will be engraved ELIZABETH II 1926-2022.

Your complete guide to the Queen's funeral

Here's how the day's events unfolded.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bassmansam]

This is incredible to watch.

It sure is. And some people want to do away with it all? Bizarre

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Same for the American channels

And French TV.

 

[ic1male]

How they squish everyone through those small arches at Horseguard's is a bit of a miracle in itself.

 

[Russinating]

Anyone know what the sand on the road is for?

 

[Andr3w]

I have no doubt that this will have been the most watched event in history.

We’ve really down ourselves proud here as well.

 

[Dis86]

Anyone know what the sand on the road is for?

Already asked and answered but to stop the horses and carriages from slipping.

 

[LabR@t]

The public are being kept a long way from the procession or I was expecting a lot bigger crowd's

 

[Alice In Wonderland]

Anyone know what the sand on the road is for?

Provide grip for the horses hooves.

 

[SupraWez]

Anyone know what the sand on the road is for?

Smooth it out maybe, looks like it’s on manhole covers etc.

 

[Minusorange]

Is she going to be buried now?

She doesn't get buried until later this evening in a private ceremony

 

[Bassmansam]

Are they marching all the way to Windsor? 23 miles?

 

[BaZ87]

Oh fine. Lets just say more than 100 people will watch it. Ok?

There will be a few more but not 4bn In all seriousness, while this is a major global event that will be watched by many many people around the world, talk of 50-60% of the world's population watching is ott.

But I'll leave it there and watch the weekends football that I missed before catching up on some work

 

[Vulcan]

Are they marching all the way to Windsor? 23 miles?

No, it will go via the hearse.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

The Senior Service are doing a grand job.

 

[xaldub]

Anyone know what the sand on the road is for?

Fairly sure its for the horses and gun carriage to get better traction. Did the same on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh last week.

 

[Shadowness]

Quite odd watching live in Singapore on CNN, so American commentators