ITV has announced it will air live and uninterrupted coverage of the late Queen's funeral, which will also be simulcast on all its digital channels in its largest broadcast in history
ITV has confirmed it will run live and uninterrupted coverage of the late Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral.
A special programme focusing on the funeral will follow, as well as an extended edition of News At Ten. The broadcaster's announcement comes as other television networks in the UK, including the BBC, continue to adjust their schedules around coverage of the Queen's death. Fans praised Monday 12 September's episode of the soap, which saw a touching tribute to the monarch with characters Linda Carter, Denise Fox and Kathy Beale discussing her years of "selfless" service in an opening scene in the Old Vic.The trio discussed milestones including the Queen's coronation in 1953 and her silver and platinum jubilees, the latter of which was described as "a classy way to say goodbye".
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