London – A cycle in which the nearly total concentration of the British media on Queen Elizabeth’s death was 12 days ended this Tuesday, a cycle that combined familiar and popular sentiment with the glorification of the monarchy with the special editions of the newspapers about the funeral.
This does not mean that the monarchy is or will not be off the media agenda in the UK and around the world.
The attendance of nearly 100 heads of state at the monarch’s funeral is a sign of relevance, despite moves to end the current system of government. However, the cycle of “death – mourning – burial” was closed with an event called “history”.
The cover of the newspaper that best translated this moment was with the headline “End of Elizabethan Era”.
Buckingham Palace “ended” its social media posts on the night of her funeral with an almost poetic photo of Queen Elizabeth, left alone in the mountains near her Balmoral estate, where she passed away on February 8, aged 96, after turning seventy years old. on the throne.
The phrase chosen is the last of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, meaning (in free translation) “May the sound of flying angels accompany your rest”.
‘May the flights of angels rest you.’
In loving memory of Her Majesty the Queen.
1926 – 2022 pic.twitter.com/byh5uVNDLq
— The Royal Family (@TheRoyalFamily) 19 September 2022
The “camp” of broadcasters was disbanded for broadcasting TV news with Buckingham Palace in the background. The anchors have already replaced their black clothes with colorful ones.
But many interviews reflect the events of Monday and are truly the future of the British monarchy and the status quo, King III. He looks to Charles’ future.
For anyone who felt that the status quo should be preserved, it was a relief that Queen Elizabeth’s death and burial were broadcast in newspapers and on television.
Too much emotion and too little visibility for sensitive issues like donations to Prince Charles’s foundation or taxpayer funeral expenses.
Estimates are that the bill could reach £8m, perhaps more. As German survey company Statista calculates, the global audience must be the largest in history.
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King III, scheduled for the third quarter of 2023.
In a panic due to the cost of living, it is inevitable to discuss how much it will cost and who will pay. King and Prime Minister Liz Truss will have a pineapple to peel.
In its final moment, the media continued to incorporate the glorification and symbols of the monarchy with the recording of the suffering of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren due to the loss of a loved one, and World War II. He empathized with those who saw Elizabeth. “One of the family”..
And he didn’t limit himself to recording official events, documenting the mourning and participation of the people who took to the streets to see the parade, attended masses on screen, or paid tribute to tribute places.
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This can help neutralize these future criticisms, build support for the current system – this can be criticized for anything but media and diplomatic relevance globally.
See how the main newspapers reported on the queen’s funeral
The Daily Telegraph best captured the family’s suffering on its cover, with a close-up photo of King Charles that humanizes the splendor of the celebrations. The title is “the rush of love”.
Metro newspaper dared on a cover that completes today’s issue without the main element: the headline.
Scattering the words, he filled the entire space with a photo of the procession, with King Charles appearing in the background. In the foreground, the symbolic figure and standard of the Royal Guard.
The second photo with the arrangement shows the coffin arriving in Windsor in front of a crowd.
Other newspapers used fewer words and gave more weight to the images for the cover story of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
In some cases, he adopts a mystical tone, as the Daily Mirror’s “…until we meet again” headline.
The Daily Express was more open about religiosity, mentioning God in its headline.
The same is true of Güneş, who emphasizes “God save the queen” and “God save the king” on the back cover that closes the subject.
On the front cover, II. An image of a procession of glorification of the monarchy surrounded by the people and with the headdress using the word “victorious” to refer to Elizabeth.
Two newspapers, which have recently reduced the front cover to cover Queen Elizabeth’s death and funeral, have resigned to the significance of the historic event.
The Guardian chose a photo similar to that of other newspapers to illustrate the cover and a simple sentence, “Last farewell.”
In the text, he emphasizes that despite all the pomp and circumstance, unlike the events of the day, the definitive moment of the funeral is reserved for the family.
And it calls for analysis on the future of King Charles and the queen’s potential as an image element of the monarchy, a big question only time will answer.
Like other newspapers, the Financial Times capitulated and returned to dedicate its entire front page to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and stopped publishing other news stories.
The text highlights the presence of heads of state at the largest funeral since Winston Churchill.
And President Joe Biden’s alleged delay made him only 14th.
The subtitle of The Times headline on Queen Elizabeth’s final journey draws attention to the “magnificence and splendor” of the ceremony that brought tens of thousands of people to the streets.
The Daily Mail chose as its cover photo the last time Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was seen by the public, with the caption “Last Journey”.
In the caption, the newspaper emphasizes that her husband, Prince Philip, will “rest forever” alongside his mother, father and sister.
Queen Elizabeth’s long association with Prince Philip was remembered by other newspapers about the burial, either on the cover or inside pages.
This was the event featured in the Daily Star newspaper. The title and secondary text say they will be side by side.
The content of the editions has not changed much.
Family grief was a recurring theme. The media has shown great interest in the two boys, Princes George and Charlotte, who are watching live a historic event that was also their great-grandmother’s farewell.
Newspapers and television have assembled an army of many freelancers specially hired to record people’s impressions that have not changed much: the reason for being there, what Queen Elizabeth represents, the sense of loss.
However, there was more room for opposition on social media, with demonstrations against the monarchy and Queen Elizabeth herself, associated by many with the history of colonialism in the British Empire.
The pressure group Cumhuriyet, which is the most organized supporter of the end of the regime, has recently started to question the existence of the monarchy by staying active on Twitter and taking advantage of the funeral events.
A video produced by the group, directly to King III. It appeals to the figure of Charles.
Nobody should be king. This documentary tells you why Charles wasn’t particularly suited for the role. #NotMyKing https://t.co/FnAVquLcVR
— Republic (@CumhuriyetPersonnel) September 20, 2022
In the midst of all the seriousness, there was also room for jokes on the networks with people who didn’t take either side of the argument too seriously.
A bishop has gone viral on social media after dropping a sheet of paper next to the queen’s coffin during a religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
The slow zoom on falling paper is really the icing on the cake here. pic.twitter.com/3L684a93T7
— Ben Marshall (@benmarshallfilm) 19 September 2022
The issue was covered by the global and international media with the hashtag #papergate due to the extraordinary situation.
Republicans or monarchists, the British don’t miss the joke.
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source: Noticias
