The British state funerals they tend to be large and quite impressive affairs. Although usually associated with the monarchy, state funerals can also be organized to honor “people of national importance” and high-ranking public figures. For example, O Isaac Newton had a state funeral in 1727, as did the father of Queen Elizabeth II, George VI.
THE Prince Philip, who died in April 2021, would have been entitled to a state funeral but had instead requested a simpler, more private ceremonial royal funeral. Due to the pandemic, however, his funeral ended up being even smaller than expected, with only 30 people to attend it.
So, given that Prince Philip did not have a state funeral, the funeral of queen elizabeth ii on September 19, 2022 was the first state funeral since Winston Churchill was buried in 1965, according to the grunge.com.
In the age of live streaming, the internet and satellite TV, it’s hard to estimate how many people tuned in to watch Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral.
Although numbers as improbable as the 4 billionthere is no doubt that her funeral broke world viewership records -until recently Princess Diana’s funeral held the record as half the world’s population watched it live by television receivers – and attracted far more than the very impressive 350 million that Churchill’s funeral had.
Source: News Beast
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