Viewing figures for the Queen’s state funeral have been released, with the estimated figure lower than the number of people who tuned in to watch Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997.
A spokesperson said: “The majority of the UK public – 32.5 million – turned to BBC coverage of the state funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty the Queen lying in state was streamed 25 million times across BBC online.”
ITV’s broadcast, fronted by Tom Bradby and Julie Etchingham, was watched by 5.34 million. Sky News attracted 934,000 viewers.Many channels that would not ordinarily show current affairs broadcast the funeral. For example, 170,000 people watched the funeral on Sky Sports Main Event. Across all channels, the funeral accounted for a 95 per cent share, with very few major channels not showing it. Channel 5 opted against it, instead showing children’s films, includingUnsubstantiated claims that the worldwide viewing total could reach 4.1 billion are likely to prove exaggerated, with a global figure expected to settle at about 300 million to 500 million people.The first global viewing figures arrived from Australia, where the television audience peaked at 3.46 million.
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