According to the BBC, a peak of 25.3 million viewers was reached at 12:25 local time. At that time, at 13:25 GMT, Elizabeth’s coffin was being transported from Westminster Abbey after the service.
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It is not the most followed royal event. More than 32 million Britons attended Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997.
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The funeral was also attended en masse in Belgium. 2.4 million people visited the HLN app and website yesterday. All the pieces on the queen were good for 2.17 million page views. 1 million people watched VTM Nieuws extra broadcasts via HLN Live streaming. Another 1.2 million people – 19.3 percent of all Flemings – followed the funeral on television via VTM Nieuws.
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