The Queen's funeral will be broadcast on ITV, the BBC, Sky TV and online. Here's how to watch
Last modified on Sep 19, 2022 09:43 BST Melanie Macleod Today, 19 September, sees the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II take place at Westminster Abbey. At 10:44 am, the coffin will be transported from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey, marking the start of proceedings.The Queen's funeral will be broadcast on ITV, BBC and Sky. ITV has confirmed it will run live, uninterrupted coverage of the Queen’s state funeral from 9:30 am.
The BBC will be showing special programming on the day of the funeral, which will air from 8 am until 5 pm on Monday 19 September on BBC One and iPlayer, with BSL signed coverage on BBC Two. Huw Edwards, Kirsty Young and David Dimbleby are among the broadcasters leading BBC coverage of the Queen’s funeral, the corporation has announced.
Sky News has confirmed its broadcast schedule for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II too, with live coverage throughout the day available for free on Sky News and the Sky News App, YouTube and on Freeview. The channel will broadcast the funeral procession, followed by coverage of the State Funeral Service.The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is likely to attract one of the largest UK television audiences in recent decades.
More recently, an average of 6.8 million watched BBC One’s coverage of the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh on 17 April 2021 – more than twice the number for ITV. Make sure you never miss a ROYAL story! Sign up to our newsletter to get all of our celebrity and royal news delivered directly to your inbox.
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