At age 96, the queen's passing was hardly a surprise. Still, the British royal succession is a media event on steroids that will culminate in Monday's live coverage of funeral services from Westminster Abbey.
, said Marlene Koenig, who manages the Royal Musings blog from her Virginia home.
On Thursday, the media’s desire to show as much as it could of mourners passing by the monarch’s coffin conflicted with the control-conscious palace’s desire for dignity and decorum. “The Brits do pomp and circumstance like no others,” said Tom Mazzarelli, executive producer of NBC's “Today” show in the U.S.
The queen's death received major coverage elsewhere in the world, often dictated or complicated by Britain's relationships with the countries where it was shown.
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