London: Queen Elizabeth II was given a final farewell on Monday. Her coffin was placed below in the royal vault of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The eyes of the whole world were fixed on this.
According to reports, the Queen’s funeral was witnessed by more than 400 million people worldwide. With this it became the most watched broadcast in history.
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was watched by 410 million people on television. Earlier, the Atlanta Olympic event was watched by 360 million people on television. The funeral of Diana, Queen of Wales, was watched by 250 million people, and 200 million people watched the Live 8 concert in 2005.
In 2018, the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry was watched by 190 million people, the 2018 World Cup final played between France and Croatia was watched by 110 million people.
However, this is not the first time that Queen has broken a television record. Prior to this, her coronation in 1953 was first televised, which was shown on the UK viewed by 27 million people.