Gad Elmaleh will not have the heart to laugh on the day of Elizabeth II’s funeral. The comedian was to perform in London the night of her funeral, September 19, as part of the tour for his new one-man show. By the way. He announced on Monday the cancellation of this date.
“Following the announcement of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, we have decided to cancel the show scheduled for the same day… at the Apollo Hammersmith,” he wrote on Instagram. “I send my deepest condolences to the royal family and the British people.”
In the caption, he explains that he tried “to reschedule a date, but to no avail with the room.” “I hope to meet you soon in moments of joy”, she concludes, signing with a play on words: “God bless you all”.
a country with problems
The death of Queen Elizabeth II, which occurred on Thursday at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96, plunged the United Kingdom into a period of national mourning. As the protocol foresees, many events will take place during the ten days following her disappearance.
Following the proclamation of the new King Charles III on Saturday, a mass was held at Saint-Gilles Cathedral on Monday. The coffin will be transported to London tomorrow. The United Kingdom will continue to live to the rhythm of the scheduled events until the Queen’s funeral, which will take place in Westminster Abbey. She will then rest in Windsor Castle, and more precisely in the King George VI Memorial, a vault where her parents and her sister Margaret rest, according to the site. Real stories.
Other events were interrupted by the death of the Queen. These include London Fashion Week, which runs from September 17-20; the organizers asked the brands to cancel their side events and two of them, Burberry and Raf Simons, simply canceled their shows.
Source: BFM TV
