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The number – more than half the population of the Earth – would make the ceremony on Monday 19 September the most watched live broadcast in history.
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It would also be close to double the 2.5 billion people worldwide who tuned in to watch Princess Diana’s funeral after her untimely death in a car crash in Paris in 1997 aged 36. Broadcasters BBC and ITV are broadcasting Her Majesty’s mission live, as the BBC hosts rolling coverage of the Queen since her death on September 8 aged 96. Along with Diana’s miscarriage, one of the other most watched events on television was Muhammad Ali opening the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, which was watched by 3.5 billion fans. Carolina Beltramo, analyst at WatchTVAbroad.com, told MailOnline on Wednesday: ‘Such is the love and admiration for Queen Elizabeth II around the world that her funeral is set to be the biggest live televised event in history. We apologize, but this video failed to load. “Generations of people around the world would not have been alive the last time pomp and pageantry on this scale occurred. “Although it is a sad occasion, they can be forgiven for being excited by a spectacle that echoes throughout history. For this reason alone they will come to witness the dawn of this new age in their billions. “At least 4.1 billion people are expected to tune in Monday to watch this historic moment as half the people on planet Earth pause to pay their respects.” We apologize, but this video failed to load.
