Good afternoon Insiders. Max Goldbart here and as the world prepares for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, which has dominated headlines this week, I’ll take you through the past few days in international TV and film.A week like no other: As Insider writes, queues lasting at least several hours are snaking their way around the centre of London as thousands of people from up and down the country wait patiently to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin.
The world’s second longest-serving monarch, who died Thursday September 8, is currently lying-in-state for four days until Monday’s funeral, and the nation remains in mourning.
It has been a week like no other. Disruption has continued to daily life apace, protesters have been arrested and events have continued to be cancelled including a string of Premier League football matches due to the funeral preparations.
Meanwhile, tributes from around the world have continued to pour in as a monarch is remembered, and successor King Charles III has been travelling the country going about his new duties.Schedules uprooted: On TV, schedules have been heavily disrupted, with news bulletins and tribute programing mostly replacing what you would expect to air in the middle of September, normally a good time for ratings as family’s return from holiday and kids go back to school.
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