Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II attracted the attention of the British population. More than 26 million people in Britain watched Queen Elizabeth II’s first televised funeral for a monarch.
According to the Broadcaster Audience Research Agency (BARB), an average of 26.2 million people watched the Queen’s funeral hours at Westminster Abbey on TV screens.
That makes it one of the biggest moments in British TV history CNNSaturday (24/9/2022).
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However, the number of people who attended Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was not as high as when England won the World Cup final in 1966. At that time, it was estimated that more than 30 million people watched the football match.
That made it one of the biggest moments in British TV history, although it did not hit the record 32.3 million people who watched England win the 1966 World Cup final, which garnered the largest audience, according to BBC.
Viewers watching from personal computers, phones and tablets will be published early next week by BARB.
After being buried for four full days, Queen Elizabeth II’s body was buried Monday (19/9/2022). However, the body of the queen who has ruled the British Empire for 70 years will not be buried in the ground, like funerals in general.
Members of the Royal Family are buried in a chamber, not directly underground. Because of this, their coffins were lined with lead to slow down the decay process. The tin seals the coffin and prevents moisture from entering, so it can keep the body intact for up to a year.
This is also to ensure that any odors and poisons from the corpse cannot escape the coffin and damage the environment.
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Photo: An 1884 illustration from The Graphic magazine depicting the Royal Vault beneath St George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. I(illustration from The Graphic magazine, volume XXIX, n 750, April 12, 1884 via Getty Images)
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Queen Elizabeth is buried in a Royal Vault, a kind of royal vault, at Windsor Castle, which was the resting place of previous kings. After that, his coffin will be moved to the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Her late husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was buried in a tin-lined coffin in 2021, following a tradition dating back hundreds of years for the royal family.
Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is reportedly made of oak, believed to have come from Sandringham Plantation in Norfolk, England. Andrew Leverton of casket maker Leverton & Sons, told The Times that the raw material is very rare in England, given that oak is usually imported from America.
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