‘Not every family has Netflix or Disney plus’: Parents praise Channel 5 for showing The Emoji Movie for their children instead of the Queen’s funeral
Channel 5 has been praised by parents for showing The Emoji Movie for children instead of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday.
Live coverage of the historic event will air on BBC One, BBC News and iPlayer throughout the day, while ITV will air the event live on its main channel.
Viewers at home were grateful for the option to entertain their kids with many noting that not all families have access to streaming services such as Netflix and Disney Plus.
Kids entertainment: Channel 5 has been praised by parents for showing The Emoji Movie for children instead of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday
Taking to Twitter, one user penned: ‘Well done Channel 5, not every family has Netflix or Disney plus and the TV today is wall to wall funeral good on them for putting on a kids film. Even if the emoji movie is s****.’
Another added: ‘Really don’t understand the criticism of Channel 5 for showing The Emoji Movie, Stuart Little etc during the queen’s funeral.
‘What are kids of families who don’t have paid TV/streaming supposed to do otherwise, sit and watch white people in suits look overly sad for 6 hours?’
Praise: Taking to Twitter, one user penned: ‘Well done Channel 5, not every family has Netflix or Disney plus and the TV today is wall to wall funeral’
A third noted: ‘Channel 5 is showing programmes and movies for kids on Monday instead of the Queen’s funeral. A sensible decision for which they should be applauded.’
Chanel Five will also be showing Stuart Little and Ice Age whilst the BBC will be airing the second Paddington Bear movie after the State Funeral.
The televised proceedings of the Queen’s state funeral are expected to set smash all prior records and become the most watched live broadcast of all time.
Movies: Chanel Five will also be showing Stuart Little and Ice Age whilst the BBC will be airing the second Paddington Bear movie after the State Funeral
Options: A third noted: ‘Channel 5 is showing programmes and movies for kids on Monday instead of the Queen’s funeral. A sensible decision for which they should be applauded’
More than half the world’s population are expected to tune in next week to watch the final chapter of the Second Elizabethan Age draw to a poignant close as the Queen is laid to rest at Westminster Abbey.
Live coverage of the historic event will air on BBC One, BBC News and iPlayer throughout the day, while ITV will air the event live on its main channel.
Industry experts have suggested a staggering 4.1 billion viewers could watch the funeral – smashing the previous record of 3.5billion who reportedly watched boxing great Muhammad Ali open the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
If their predictions are correct, the Queen’s state funeral would eclipse all other broadcasting records – including the Live8 concerts in 2005, Sydney’s New Year Eve firework celebrations in 2010 and the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.
Procession: Live coverage of the historic event will air on BBC One, BBC News and iPlayer throughout the day, while ITV will air the event live on its main channel
More than half the world’s population are expected to tune in next week to watch the final chapter of the Second Elizabethan Age draw to a poignant close as the Queen is laid to rest at Westminster Abbey
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