Queen lying in state: public told ‘do not set off to join the queue’ on last full day to see coffin – live | Queen Elizabeth II

Mark Sweney

Mark Sweney experiences for the Guardian that whereas the Queen’s funeral might break TV data, it will be no cash bonanza for the media industry:

The death of the Queen and protection of her funeral will high the ranks of the most-watched broadcasts in British tv historical past, whereas newspaper publishers have seen an unprecedented increase in gross sales as mourners seek commemorative copies. And but the most important nationwide occasion in a long time is not going to present a business bonanza for media companies.

ITV has deliberate its largest ever outdoors broadcast, with all of its channels simulcasting ad-free blanket stay protection for the primary time in historical past. The day of the funeral may also be the primary time in Channel 4’s 4 a long time on air that it has instituted a 24-hour advert block throughout its channels.

The BBC, which because the nation’s favorite for protection of main occasions is anticipated to seize the lion’s share of the 10s of tens of millions of viewers, has turned over flagship channels BBC1 and BBC2 to broadcast the day of the funeral. Channel 4, Sky and Channel 5 are additionally committing vital assets and airtime.

This all means the occasion’s complete nationwide attain, the variety of particular person viewers who watch at the very least some protection, may surpass that of two of the most-watched stay TV occasions ever – England’s 1966 World Cup win and Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997.

Mass media TV occasions are often money cows for business broadcasters, with 30-second advert breaks in an X Issue last or an England sport within the latter levels of a serious soccer match working to a whole bunch of 1000’s of kilos. Nevertheless, there was a total TV advertising blackout following the death of the Queen, in accordance with a protocol settlement with Buckingham Palace, over a lot of the weekend.

“We’re speaking in regards to the lack of tens of millions and tens of millions of kilos of promoting for media homeowners,” says a senior government at a UK media company. “It’s sort of just like the mass media occasion that commercially by no means was.”

Learn extra of Mark Sweney’s report right here: Queen’s funeral may break TV records – but it’s no cash bonanza for media industry

Emine Sinmaz is in Westminster for the Guardian:

Folks have been pitching up tents in Westminster and alongside the Mall in anticipation of Monday’s procession.

Sue Kaminski, 68, who travelled from the Isle of Wight, picked a spot outdoors Westminster tube station at 1.30am.

“If you wish to see the funeral, you need a entrance row seat,” she stated.

She befriended Anita Final, 66, and Ben Watts, 29, who sat beside her.

“I’ve come from Birmingham as a result of I wish to be right here for the funeral. I’ve all the time liked the Queen and she or he’s all the time been there,” stated Anita, who arrived at 6am.

“I queued up for the Queen’s mendacity in state for six hours on Thursday and I needed to be right here for the funeral too,” stated Ben, from Guildford, who arrived at 4am. “It’s a real once-in-a-lifetime alternative.”

Rachel Corridor

My colleague Rachel Corridor has written an explainer of what we can expect to see happen in the next few days after the Queen’s funeral, together with the place King Charles and the Queen Consort would possibly stay:

About 100 workers of Clarence Home, the place Charles and Camilla lived till the Queen’s dying, have received notification they could lose their jobs as a result of he’ll now not stay there.

Though we all know King Charles is leaving Clarence Home, we don’t know the place he’s transferring. Queen Elizabeth II had a number of residences, together with Buckingham Palace, Balmoral and Windsor Fort.

There has not but been any official announcement, however it’s anticipated that the brand new monarch will stay at Buckingham Palace, which Charles is known to think about an vital image of the monarchy.

Nevertheless, Buckingham Palace is presently present process a £369m taxpayer-funded refurbishment, which is not going to be full till 2027. This might imply that Charles and Camilla delay their transfer.

You possibly can learn extra right here: What happens after the Queen’s funeral as Charles III’s reign begins?

St John Ambulance stated within the early hours of Sunday morning – from midnight to 7am – some 98 individuals wanted medical help, 9 of whom wanted to be taken to hospital.

259 individuals within the queue to see the Queen mendacity in state wanted medical help on Saturday, it stated.

The charity, together with London Ambulance Service, is offering medical help as crowds collect to pay their respects after the dying of the monarch.

Total, PA Media experiences some 403 individuals within the “ceremonial areas” of London wanted medical help on Saturday and 19 of those have been taken to hospital.

Round 1,000 St John Ambulance volunteers can be on responsibility in the course of the state funeral in London and Windsor, together with 800 who can be readily available to offer medical and first assist help.

• Folks have been warned to not set off from their properties to hitch the queue for the Queen’s mendacity in state, because it is because of shut later this afternoon. The mendacity in state is scheduled to shut at 6.30am on Monday morning. The DCMS stated the most recent estimate was that it was at the very least 13 hours queueing to see the coffin.

• Parliament has confirmed that the bell within the Elizabeth Tower can be struck at 8pm BST on Sunday night to mark what it known as a “nationwide second of reflection”, by which persons are inspired to take a minute’s silence for the Queen.

• Earlier than the second of silence, the Queen Consort is to pay a televised tribute to the Queen, praising her for carving out her personal function for a few years whereas being within the “tough place” of being a “solitary lady” in a male-dominated world.

• Taoiseach Micheál Martin has stated he’s grateful for the invitation to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and paid tribute to her contribution to reconciliation. Martin and Eire’s president Michael D Higgins visited Westminster Corridor to pay their respects to the late monarch. Martin has additionally held a forty five minute assembly with Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss at Downing Avenue.

• Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has additionally visited No 10 to see Truss.

• The King also received Truss at Buckingham Palace earlier, and in addition to assembly heads of the realms in the course of the day, he and the Queen Consort will host a reception for overseas heads of state and friends in London to attend the funeral.

• New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has stated she had no intention of instigating the method of New Zealand turning into a republic, despite the fact that she has beforehand urged that will occur in her lifetime.

• Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has put out a statement in tribute to his mom.

• Celtic supporters chanted “When you hate the royal household clap your fingers” throughout a minute’s applause in reminiscence of the Queen earlier than their Scottish Premiership sport in opposition to St Mirren.

• About 1 million people are expected to visit the central London area across the royal palaces for the Queen’s funeral, making tomorrow one of many busiest days within the historical past of the capital’s transport community. Guests have been warned that the community could possibly be overwhelmed if too many individuals journey dwelling straight after the funeral procession leaves Westminster shortly after midday, with transport bosses urging mourners to delay their journeys and test for journey updates.

• The London markets, together with the FTSE 100 and related buying and selling indexes, has confirmed it is not going to function on the day of the monarch’s funeral, which can be a financial institution vacation within the UK. Commonwealth nations together with Australia and New Zealand have additionally confirmed closures on public holidays within the coming days.