Outside Britain, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has rocked broadcasters around the world who have praised the beloved monarch’s legacy and disrupted their usual program schedules within minutes after the news broke.
“When something of this magnitude happens, be it a death, a natural disaster, a declaration of war or an attack, news takes precedence over all programming,” said Alain Pivot, head of news at TF1, France’s leading commercial channel.
Pivot said the News Department had begun preparing its own dedicated coverage since Thursday morning when the BBC reported that the Queen was placed under medical observation. “We immediately sent reporters on the ground at Balmoral[in the Scottish Highlands, where the Queen died],” Bevot continued. She said reporters encountered some transportation delays to get to Balmoral.
“It’s not an easy place to get to, you have to take a train, and you not only have every TV outlet in the world but also a flood of people traveling there,” she said.
TF1 is entirely dedicated to the Queen’s death with a special hosted by two star journalists from about 7:30pm local time to 10:30pm, and again this morning since 8:20am “We don’t know when she said: ‘I’ll be back on our shows’ The usual”, adding that the dates of the special programs will be determined during the next two weeks.
There has always been a friendship between France and Queen Elizabeth II; She speaks fluent French and knows all of our principals! There was a real connection, not just because of our country’s proximity, but because the history of the royal family touches us,” said Pivot, who also mentioned that France witnessed the death of Princess Diana in Paris.
French public broadcaster France Televisions has also launched a rich program of tributes to Queen Elizabeth II through a pair of feature documentaries “Un jour un destin – The Queen” and “Elizabeth II, Histoire d’un Courunnement” alongside live broadcast news magazines.
Antoine Boilly, co-director of Marketing and Communications at France TV, said the presenter held an emergency meeting at 4pm with the chief programming, head of channels and news chiefs for each of the group’s channels to prepare a list of shows with famous journalists and experts in the royal family, in particular Stephane Bern.
“Queen Elizabeth II was an extraordinary icon who has been at the center of the world for nearly 100 years, and people of all ages have fascinated her across multiple generations, which is why we saw huge audiences when we covered the Jubilee Celebration,” Boeley said, noting that the documentary “Elizabeth II, Court History”, which was shown at 10:30 pm, was watched by more than 1.3 million viewers.
The Queen’s death also rocked programming schedules in Italy, as publisher RAI replaced prime-time content planned for early evening on main station RAI-1 with special content.
Meanwhile, Mediaset pulled its primetime film and also aired a special, which was followed by a locally produced documentary called “The Queen – La Favola”, which translates and the movie “The Queen – The Fairy Tale”.
Paybox Sky Italia broadcasts a large number of films, documents and TV series related to Queen Elizabeth including Roger Michele’s “Elizabeth: A Picture in Parts”, the old British TV series “The Royals” with Elizabeth Hurley, and “The Queen” by Stephen Frears.
In Germany, SAT.1, a leading channel that is part of the Seven.One Group, is broadcasting live from London in a two-hour special, starting at 8:15 pm. After that, the station showed a documentary about Queen Elizabeth II. Today (Friday), the SAT.1-Frühstücksfernsehen news program is two hours longer than usual and will run until noon local time. In addition to the short newsletters, there will be another special two-hour program, “SAT.1 SPEZIAL,” starting at 6:00 PM today.
“Many of our viewers are big fans of the British Royal Family and are very interested in the coverage, so in the next few days ProSieben and SAT.1 will continue to inform viewers in detail in their magazines. Michael Ulich, Vice President of News, Sports, Facts and Fiction at Seven.One said: “SAT.1 will also broadcast the funeral service live from Westminster Abbey.”
In India, the death of Queen Elizabeth II is just one of the big stories, in a vast country that has no dearth of breaking, breaking news.
Rajdeep Sardesai, consulting editor at the prestigious news organization India Today and one of India’s most popular media personalities, told Variety: “The news was breaking last night at 11:00. I think we’re past midnight. We have someone working full time in London tracking the story for us. It’s a big news story. But in India, there’s a lot of other things going on as well, although it’s a big story, it’s one of the big stories. It’s not the only story we’re tracking. To that extent, when the funeral actually takes place, it will be That’s a big live event – yesterday was just instant reactions to what happened.”
The first speech of King Charles III will also be covered. “We’re going to cut life this far,” Sardesai said.
“Honestly, there is an entire Indian generation, which now has no real connection to the Raj or the Queen. But there is a small and small elite that is still closely associated with the traditions of Britain’s royal family,” added Sardesai.
“So I think you have to make that distinction and that the majority of the Indian public has little real contact with the Raj today. But there is a small elite that has gone to the English-speaking schools, particularly the monastery schools, the Jesuit schools, and for this small urban elite, I think the Raj And Queen Elizabeth were enduring characters. I joke with my Parisian friends in Mumbai, that your queen died because the Persians in particular, were known to be very sympathetic to the Raj. But this was said in jest, but for the majority of Indians, I think there is no real deeper emotional connection “.
India, now 75 years independent from British rule, is making some cosmetic efforts to erase its colonial past, especially under the current Hindu nationalist government. After independence, Kingsway, a central street in the country’s capital, New Delhi, was renamed Rajpath (Kings’ Path). On Thursday, Chief Minister Narendra renamed it Kartavyapath, or Path of Duty.
The government may view the renaming of the road as decolonization. I just see it as a soft option. The truth, Sardesai said, is that Rajpath is also an Indian name, not a foreign name – Kingsway is the foreign name. “Governments are renaming for their own political goals. For me, decolonization cannot be just about erasing names – the British have been a huge part of our contemporary political history and I don’t think you can erase that overnight. The fact is that we are members of the Commonwealth, and I don’t think India is I have recently discussed withdrawing from the Commonwealth.While we need to read introspection and look at how British rule somehow impoverished India and how India lost in those years, the truth is that I think 75 years later we are a more self-confident nation Thus, we can easily deal with the Raj without falling into discussions of decolonization.
India, which is still part of the British Commonwealth like Australia, declared Sunday a day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.
In Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s radio and television presenters dress in black and the programs have shifted to reflect the Queen’s life and seven decades of her reign. A gun salute will be held in Parliament House at dusk today, with one shot being fired for every year of the Queen’s life. A day of national mourning has also been declared to mark the Queen’s death and Parliament will be suspended for 15 days.
In Asia, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee issued a statement Friday morning saying the king is “highly respected, admired and praised by the British people”. Despite the tensions between China and the United Kingdom, Chinese President Xi Jinping also sent a letter of condolence to British King Charles III, stressing the importance of Sino-British relations, according to the Chinese news agency (Xinhua).
More is coming.
Patrick Frater, Leo Baraklough and Nick Vivarelli contributed to this report.
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