The coronation reached an audience of 20 million in the UK.
- May 7, 2023
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The coronation of Kings Carlos III and Camila registered an average audience of 18.8 million on television in the United Kingdom, with a peak of 20.4 million when
The coronation of Kings Carlos III and Camila registered an average audience of 18.8 million on television in the United Kingdom, with a peak of 20.4 million when the Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown on the sovereignas calculated this Sunday by analyst firm Barb.
Figures of the organization in charge BBC, Channel 5, ITV, Sky News and other British channels, indicate that the number of viewers of the Saturday ceremony was slightly below the average audience for 26.5 million registered last September in the United Kingdom for the funeral of Elizabeth II.
The coronation of the previous monarch in 1953 is considered one of the events that marked the beginning of television as a means of mass communication in the country.
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The BBC Public Channel estimates that about 20 million people watched the ceremony live seventy years ago, although there were no reliable systems at the time to accurately measure the number of viewers.
The coronation and the procession that crowned Carlos III take place close to the events. most viewed in the country in recent years.
The opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place viewed by an average of 24.2 million people, and the Eurocup Football Final in July 2021 attracted 22.5 million people.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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