95% OF UK TV VIEWERS WATCH THE QUEEN'S FUNERAL -BARB

The Queen's Funeral was watched by a peak of 95% of the total TV audience, according to BARB.

BARB (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board), who track the ratings, have revealed that the Queen's funeral service was watched by over 26m viewers in the UK.

The average audience across the entire funeral ceremony (11am-12:06pm) averaged an audience of 26.2m across all channels.

The peak reach was 29.2m, with a colossal share of 95% - meaning 95% of people watching TV at the time were watching coverage of The Queen's funeral.

Further reports suggest over 21m watched on BBC One and Two, with over 5m on ITV and nearly 1m on Sky News.

Source: BARB/ Twitter