ITV have confirmed that Emmerdale will not air on Friday September 9 following the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
The UK's longest serving monarch died yesterday afternoon aged 96 at Balmoral in Scotland. The news was announced on the evening of Thursday September, 8 by Buckingham Palace after senior royals arrived at Balmoral.
Her Majesty was the UK's longest-reigning monarch, having led the nation for more than seven decades. Buckingham Palace confirmed her death yesterday evening.
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In accordance with the intricate plan for the Queen 's death, Operation London Bridge, the nation will see a number of changes over the coming days. This includes everything from what we see on TV to sporting events.
The BBC immediately suspended all of its programming once the news was announced, in accordance to the plan, with coverage of the heart-breaking news airing on BBC One. Other channels are not required to interrupt regular scheduling, however, ITV has already moved to do so, and it is presumed others will follow suit.
A number of regularly scheduled TV programmes have been pulled from ITV listings following the Queen's passing. Emmerdale, Police, Camera, Murder, and Tonight, due to air on Thursday evening were cancelled by the broadcaster. And now ITV has confirmed there will not be an episode of Emmerdale airing for the rest of the week as the nation enters its period of mourning.
ITV has released a revised schedule for Friday September 9, confirming that both Emmerdale and Coronation Street will not air for a second day running. It is currently unknown as to when Emmerdale and Coronation Street will air their next episodes.
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