What would British royalty be without reporters' cameras and photographers' lenses?
Scheduled for Monday, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is no exception to the rule.
In addition to the 2,000 guests present at the state funeral in Westminster, the Duke of Norfolk, chief organizer of the ceremony, will also have to count on the presence of reporters from British television channels (the BBC, ITV and Sky News) and on the hundreds of special envoys from around the world.
Only the private ceremony from 7:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. GMT) at St George's Chapel and the burial will not be televised.
In front of these colossal celebrations, the world audience is estimated at no less than four billion television viewers, more than half of the world's population, according to the Daily Mirror, which would make it the most watched television event in history. , eclipsing Diana's funeral in 1997, which gathered nearly 2.5 billion people in front of their screens.
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In France, several channels will devote special editions to the British commemorations, broadcasting the images provided by the BBC.
France 2 has planned to follow the state funeral in Westminster from 9:40 a.m. to 3 p.m., commented by the specialist in crowned heads, Stéphane Bern.
To assist him, the chain will have a dozen special envoys who will follow the funeral procession in London and Windsor, in particular on the Long Walk, a spectacular alley crossing the estate to the castle.
The TF 1 group can count on its continuous news channel LCI to broadcast the event.
"We will take the antenna in the morning to return it in the course of the afternoon", indicated Antoine Guélaud, director of Special Operations of TF 1. BFMTV will, for its part, be in special edition from 6 am Monday until at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, with a branch relocated to London.
A marathon of 4:30 p.m. live, fed by six special correspondents or correspondents.