The KIIS Network has announced they will be covering the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.
Throughout the entire day, there will be special live crosses to London, where the state funeral is taking place, as well as rolling coverage across all stations’ social media feeds.
From 4 to 7 pm (AEST), a special program titled Remembering Queen Elizabeth II will air, with Will and Woody hosting from 4 to 6 pm before Kyle and Jackie O take over for the final hour.
After the special, each station will cross to the funeral from 8 pm with an exclusive audio feed from Australia’s #1 nightly news, 7NEWS live from London.
The KIIS Network’s coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral can be heard on stations throughout Monday 19 September or via the free iHeart app.
Listeners can also tune in to farewell the Queen via iHeart’s pop-up station, Queen Elizabeth II Funeral.
In addition to the coverage by KIIS Network and 7NEWS, ABC will broadcast the funeral coverage from 8 pm AEST (11am London time) on ABC TV and iView, as well as Channel Nine and 9Now.
Around 2,000 people will be attending the state funeral which is the first one to be held in the UK since Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965.
Among the attendees will be members of the royal family, world leaders including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and guests from Commonwealth nations.
The one-hour service will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will give a sermon and the commendation before the dean proclaims the blessing.
Australian newspapers and magazines across News Corp, Nine and Are Media have also paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth with commemorative souvenir editions.
News Corp Australia launched a special souvenir series published across News Corp’s state-based and regional mastheads.
The 16-page digital and print tribute – The Queen Remembered – will be available inside the Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The Advertiser, The Courier-Mail, The Mercury, The NT News, Geelong Advertiser, Gold Coast Bulletin and Townsville Bulletin for the next ten days.
The series will run from Tuesday, September 13 to Thursday, September 22, providing readers with comprehensive coverage of this historic moment.
See also: News Corp Australia launches 10-part series to honour Queen Elizabeth II
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