After the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, some images broadcast live cannot be shown again. A decision taken in particular to facilitate relations between the press and the royal family.
“It is the non-aggression pact between William and Harry and the press. William and Harry suffered a lot and accused the tabloids of some responsibility in their mother’s death,” Florentin Collomp, a journalist for the Figaro.
“For continued cooperation between the royal family and the press, there is a gentlemen’s agreement. There are ups and downs in this relationship. There are times when the press is more hostile to certain members of the royal family. There are times when she respects that consensus,” she adds.
And he continues: “We are in a period of mourning. The press is committed to setting limits and not falling into voyeurism that would upset the royal family and Buckingham Palace.”
George and Charlotte’s excitement
Elizabeth II’s funeral was charged with immense popular emotion, carefully staged. The Queen’s coffin entered the Abbey followed by King Charles III, his brothers and his sons William and Harry.
They were also followed by Queen Consort Camilla, Kate, the new Princess of Wales, and Meghan, Harry’s wife, as well as William and Kate’s two eldest children, 9-year-old George, now second in line, and Charlotte. , 7 years old. .
The two children, who were walking behind their great-grandmother’s coffin when it arrived at the abbey, were deeply moved and impressed during the ceremony. Limiting the broadcast of these images also helps protect her privacy during this period of mourning and limit her media exposure due to her young age.
Source: BFM TV
