With a heavy heart, the organizers had to announce it: the fire door awareness week, scheduled for September 19 to 25, has been postponed, “after the shocking news of the death of our Queen was announced”. The “Annual Recycling Celebration”which was to take place the same week, was also trashed. “In the meantime, promotional material is placed under a strict embargo,” says the organizing association Wrap. As for Guinea Pig Awareness Week, during which “five care needs” of these rodents had to be taught, she is repelled ” in recognition “ of the Queen.
The death of Elizabeth II has caused a deluge of messages of condolences and tributes, including in the most unlikely places. Stuart and Carrie, the organizers of the naturist club Eureka, in Kent, have chosen to make the funeral a special occasion. They invited their loyal customers to “share the day together”. A “light buffet” will be served and the funeral will be televised. The invitation does not specify the outfit to be worn. The course of normal events will resume on September 24 with a party “hungry housewives” (hungry housewives).
Everything that the United Kingdom has in terms of shops, associations, companies or dance clubs goes with its solemn message. London Underground billboards are replaced with black and white photos of the Queen. Same thing in airports, which display large portraits of the late Her Majesty. On the day of the death, September 8, British Airways pilots were ordered to read a message of condolence to passengers.
The funeral shown in cinemas
It was therefore logical that the Hippodrome Casino club, where the shows “burlesques” rub shoulders with blackjack tables in the heart of London, displays an elegant black and white portrait of the Queen, next to the poster of a shirtless muscular young man, low-waisted trousers, present at one of her shows. In supermarkets, machines for scanning products often feature a portrait of the late sovereign. The same goes for cash dispensers.
Football, the national sport, could not remain without action. The Football Association gave the order to suspend all matches the weekend following the death (but strangely not that of September 17 to 18). Sheffield International and Byron FC, two amateur teams, were due to meet officially on September 10. “Instead, we will organize a friendly meeting”, they announced. These reckless rebels provoked the wrath of the high authorities of the round ball. The District and Sheffield Fair Play League condemned this “disrespectful and despicable behavior”. He opened an investigation.
To show their contrition, Sunday footballers will still be able to catch up with non-stop funeral sessions on Monday, September 19. Curzon Cinemas has suspended programming and will (for free) broadcast the ceremonies live on the big screen. Otherwise, they will be left with television, with a broadcast on BBC1, BBC1, ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4. Channel 4 will stand out, with a day of special programs dedicated to the Queen.
