Former world champion boxer Carl Froch believes that The Queen's funeral next week should be mandatory viewing for everyone in Britain, including children.
The legendary ex-fighter, who won world honours at super-middleweight during his professional career, retweeted a message from TV personality Ant Middleton that suggested mandating the viewing of the event. A national Bank Holiday has been declared next Monday, September 19, meaning that there will be an opportunity for almost all citizens to mourn the country's loss.
The BBC, ITV and Sky News will be leading the television coverage of the late monarch's funeral in the UK, with people across the UK paying tribute. The Queen passed away last Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement at the time.
Responding to a tweet from Nigel Farage declaring that Wednesday was "as solemn as anything you could ever see", Middleton said: "Every Brit in the UK (children included) should be obligated to watch the Queen's funeral as it will forever be a huge part of British history and further education!
"As sad as Queen Elizabeth II passing is, it has really united the people which I thought was an impossible task." Froch responded by adding that he "totally agrees", and when one fan asked what those who are working should do, he added that a "Bank holiday [has been] announced for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral on Monday September 19."
The 96-year-old's oak coffin was draped with the yellow Royal Standard of Scotland with a wreath of flowers on top as she left her Highlands home at Balmoral, making the six-hour trip to Edinburgh on Sunday. A team of nearly 100 Royal Navy sailors is set to carry her majesty's coffin to Westminster Abbey on Monday, before she is finally laid to rest with her beloved Prince Philip.
Shortly before 11am, King Charles and senior royals including his sons Prince Harry and Prince William, as well as his siblings Princess Anne and Prince Andrew, will again march behind his mother as she is moved from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey. It is estimated that around 2,000 world leaders will attend the service after which a two minute silence will be held.
At the end of the service, the national anthem will then be played to signal its closing, at which point visiting heads of state and overseas government representatives will be conducted from Westminster Abbey to Church House. There, the Foreign Secretary will host a reception.
