A royal welcome. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla enjoyed their first joint engagement in Scotland since the official period of mourning Queen Elizabeth II ended.
16.09.2022 - 23:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There were tears on Gogglebox as it returned for the second time since the Queen's death was announced. Queen Elizabeth II died last Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral. She was 96 and recently celebrated 70 years on the throne with her Platinum Jubilee, making her the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
The hit Channel 4 show debuted its brand new series last Friday (September 9) but didn't include any tribute to reaction to the Queen's passing as it had been filmed prior to the Queen's passing. As usual, Craig Cash narrated the show and started with his usual opening line while referencing the historic event.
"In the week before the sad passing of Her Majesty the Queen, there was plenty on telly," the former Royal Family star said. Some eagle-eyed viewers noticed that was slightly adapted, as he usually says "we enjoyed lots of great telly."
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And tonight's episode (September 16) was no different as he said: "This week we watched the moment BBC News told the nation that Her Majesty the Queen had died." As he spoke, silence rung out as the exterior of the cast members' homes were shown.
"Wow, this is a real bit of history right now, isn't it?" Helena, of the Worthington family, said before BBC News' report with Huw Edwards aired. Jenny Newby was then seen dabbing her eyes as she sniffled through tears with best pal Lee Riley sat beside her.
Many of the cast members sat solemnly as Huw could be heard telling them the news the Queen had passed, and read Buckingham Palace's short statement. "She's gone," Sue said with a crack in her voice. Stephen Webb commented that it was 'nice to hear' she had died 'peacefully'
A royal welcome. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla enjoyed their first joint engagement in Scotland since the official period of mourning Queen Elizabeth II ended.
During his first address to the United Kingdom as monarch on Friday 9 September, King Charles reflected on how the death of Queen Elizabeth II would change the royal family. After becoming King immediately upon the death of his beloved mother, 73 year old Charles had to give up a number of his titles including that of the Prince of Wales, which he was given when he was just nine years old.
Queen Consort Camilla apparently spat out her tea in shock when Prince Harry suggested hiring a mediator to sit in on a family meeting.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had a brief visit to the UK just a few months before the late Queen's death, before their trip to The Hague for the Invictus Games in April 2022. In new royal book The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown, it has been revealed that the new King Charles insisted on meeting with the Sussexes before their audience with the Queen.
The Emoji Movie and other children’s films during Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.The channel was the only major UK network not to show any footage of the historic funeral on Monday (September 19), which drew in over four billion viewers from across the world.BBC One, BBC Two, ITV and Sky all broadcast the funeral live, while Channel 4 aired a documentary on the Queen.Channel 5’s decision to instead play The Emoji Movie – the 2017 animation starring Patrick Stewart and James Corden – as well as other kids’ films such as Stuart Little and Ice Age, proved to be divisive on social media, with some criticising the move.However, many viewers took to Twitter to praise the network for providing child-friendly alternatives on a day of national mourning.“Channel 5 deserve a lot of respect for this,” one person wrote. “Airing an entire day’s worth of kid and family-friendly content to give us a break from wall-to-wall bleakness is a great move.”Another tweeted: “Really don’t understand the criticism of Channel 5 for showing The Emoji Movie, Stuart Little etc during the queen’s funeral.
The world will be watching. Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, in St George’s Chapel during her funeral on Monday, September 19.
A not-so-united front. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not join the royal family to meet with world leaders ahead of Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral on Sunday, September 18, after seemingly being uninvited.
Holly Willoughby appeared filled with emotion as she joined Phillip Schofield to see the Queen lie in state. Queen Elizabeth II spent her first full day lying in state on Thursday (September 15) after the public were allowed to start paying their respects to the late monarch from 5pm on Wednesday.
ITV has confirmed its plans for broadcasting the Queen's funeral. Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in a state funeral at Westminster Abbey next Monday, September 19.
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Leaders and monarchs from across the globe have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death yesterday afternoon. Political leaders, kings and queens, as well as religious leaders have all shared heartfelt condolences on this day of mourning.
Final goodbyes. King Charles III was spotted heading to the airport after rushing to late mother Queen Elizabeth II‘s side in Scotland before she died.
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King Charles will address the nation later today in his first speech since the death of his mother, the Queen. In the televised speech, Charles will pay tribute to Britain's longest reigning monarch – who died yesterday at the age of 96 – and pledge his duty to a life of service.The new King will be formally proclaimed monarch at a historic Accession Council tomorrow.
BBC has confirmed the latest changes to its TV schedule following the Queen's death. It was broadcaster Huw Edwards who delivered the news of the Queen’s death live on BBC One on Thursday (September 8) .
The Crown will reportedly 'pause' filming following the death of the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully, aged 96, on Thursday afternoon. Her death was announced at around 6.30pm following the release of a brief statement by Buckingham Palace.
Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard opened Good Morning Britain for the first time following the Queen's death on Friday morning (September 9). The nation, and the world, was rocked by the news that Queen Elizabeth II had died, aged 96, on Thursday afternoon.
A tribute from across the pond. The NFL will reportedly honor the late Queen Elizabeth II with a moment of silence during the league’s season opener.