A British channel broadcasts “The Emoji Movie” instead of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

On Monday 19 September, the UK was paralyzed in greeting Queen Elizabeth II, who died on 8 September at the age of 96. Since that day, the British media have focused on broadcasting the events related to the monarch’s death, which culminated in her funeral in London. Virtually all networks connected with the events of the funeral procession and ceremony. Except for a chain, which decided to do “public service” and programmed ‘Emoji: The Movie’.

Canale 5 wanted to help families with small children who do not have class because it is a day of national mourning. No matter how historic an event is, it’s hard to keep little ones looking for so long at something as solemn as a funeral, so the chain has chosen to program a selection of children’s films, such as ‘Emoji: The Movie’, ‘The Smurfs’, ‘Stuart Little’, ‘Ice Age 3: The Origin of the Dinosaurs’ or ‘Sing!’. They also aired episodes of “Peppa Pig”, “Paw Patrol” or “Paddington”. Who would have thought that the Razzie Award-winning film for the worst film of 2018 would be the alternative to none other than Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

As we said, the UK channels have been since the Queen’s death doing conscientious programming of her life, her death and the next steps of the British Crown, now with her son Carlos III at the helm. These days we have seen shocking images of the queue that formed in the capital for her subjects to greet Elizabeth II, including celebrities such as Tilda Swinton or David Beckham., who lined up like every neighbor’s son. The queue beat the Guinness Book of Records for waiting up to 24 hours to get close to the coffin.

David Beckham joined the queue to see the Queen’s coffin at 0145 on Friday morning. If he looks like a man who’s been up all night, he is. Full credit to this man who may have played the VIP card. It is a credit to our nation and her queen. pic.twitter.com/Gc8VQSETGn

? Tony Parsons (@TonyParsonsUK) September 16, 2022

Queen Tilda pic.twitter.com/nIeeM46A0W

? Martin Bianchi Tasso (@martinbianchi) September 17, 2022

Sandra Oh attended the Queens funeral, she wasn’t on my bingo card for 2022 pic.twitter.com/Wg2hxpwaLg

? Day 3 without Rachel Weisz (@kiana_weisz) September 19, 2022

Why was Sandra Oh at the funeral?

The funeral was marked by the presence of leaders from around the world, including kings Felipe VI and Letizia of Spain and their meeting with the emeritus kings, Juan Carlos I and Sofía. As for the seventh art, it was surprising to see Sandra Oh among the attendees. The actress of “Killing Eve” and “Grey’s Anatomy” was summoned as part of the Canadian delegation, Canada being part of the Commonwealth and, therefore, considering the British monarch as its ruler. Oh was recently awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Canada for Contribution to the Arts. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, led the country’s delegation. Not many other members of the world of film or television were seen invited.