TV & Radio
BBC says Queen’s funeral was viewed by 32.5 million British viewers – ‘the majority of the UK public’
The BBC has announced that 32.5 million Britons tuned in to its coverage of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday (19 September).
The broadcaster said the enormous viewing figures accounted for “the majority of the UK public”.
Meanwhile, live footage of the Queen lying-in-state was streamed 25 million times across BBC online, it said.
The BBC’s announcement comes shortly after the new culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, suggested that the state funeral was taxpayer money “well spent” amid the cost of living crisis.
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