THE funeral her Queen Elizabeth captivated the interest not only of the British people, but also of the entire planet, as more than 4 billion watched the final farewell of the British monarch on television.
According to ft. comthe funeral is a global televised event, with hundreds of leaders attending the funeral, while over 1 million people turned out in London to honor their Queen.
Thus, 125 cinemas were opened in the British capital, where they showed the ceremony, while about 300,000 people attended the popular pilgrimage, where her body had been placed since the previous week.
Also in central London, over 22 miles (36 km) of railings and barriers were erected to keep the crowd at certain points around the grounds where the procession would pass.
High ratings and many foreign leaders
As stated by express.co.ukElizabeth’s funeral surpassed the television ratings of many major events that preceded it, with an estimated audience of more than 4 billion people.
In total, across the globe, the Daily Mail reported, more than 4.1 billion people are estimated to watch the funeral on television. That’s almost half the world’s population, a crowd larger than the 2.5 billion who attended Diana’s funeral in 1997 and even the 3.6 billion who attended the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Also, 2,000 guests were invited to Westminster Abbey, many of them high-ranking, in addition to members of the royal family, but also selected members of the royal household staff.
From US President Joe Biden to French President Emmanuel Macron and Commonwealth Heads of State, it was one of the largest gatherings of heads of state from around the world on record.
Great security company
About 6,000 military personnel participated in the elaborate 10-day ritual from death to funeral. It was 4,416 from the Army, 847 from the Navy and 686 from the Air Force who said goodbye to the head of the British armed forces.
In addition, at the funeral alone, the military numbered 1,650, tasked with protecting the ceremony or participating in the honor guard. At the same time, more than 10,000 officers from London’s Metropolitan Police were involved, which organized a “much more sophisticated” operation than the 2012 Olympics.
Source: News Beast
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