The BBC’s live stream of Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state has been viewed more than 7.5 million times in 48 hours.
Following Her Majesty’s death last Thursday (September 8) thousands of people have made the trip to London to pay their respects and mourn the late monarch. For those unable to make the journey, the BBC – as well as ITV and Sky – has been live streaming footage from inside Westminster Hall so people can pay their respects virtually.
As reported by Metro, the BBC’s footage from inside the hall – where the Queen will lie in state until her funeral on Monday, September 19 – has now been viewed more than 7.5m times since it began streaming on Wednesday (September 14). In just two days, up until the end of Thursday, the stream has been viewed 3.89m times in the UK and 1.38m times from around the world.
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The BBC also has two separate streams on YouTube, which it says have more than 2.3m views, giving the broadcaster a total of more than 7.5m views. In a statement, the BBC said it “expect[s] these numbers to rise in the days ahead.”
The stream is set to continue until the late monarch is laid to rest on Monday. Thousands of people have been queueing overnight to pay their respects to the Queen in person, including Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid and former England footballer David Beckham.
On Friday, entry to the queue was temporarily paused when it had an estimated queuing time of 14 hours. This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were seen looking emotional and solemn when they filed past the coffin.
The pair were at Westminster Hall to film a segment for the ITV morning show when it returns on Tuesday.
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