Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September, W9 will switch programs this Sunday evening to broadcast The Queen and The King’s Speech.
On Thursday, September 8, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 after a 70-year reign. After this disappearance, many French television stations disrupted their programs last night to offer special programs about this unprecedented event.
M6 thus deprogrammed A Nightmare in the Kitchen to air a special evening in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, presented by Ophel Meunier. For its part, France 2 offered a special edition of the newspaper at 20:00 instead of “Special Envoy” and “Investigation Staffing”.
W9 crashes its programs
W9 also recently announced it would be changing its programming to pay tribute to the Queen on the evening. This Sunday, September 11, from 9.05pm, the channel will feature Stephen Frears’ film The Queen alongside Helen Mirren, who also won an Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of the Queen Mother.
Sunday, August 31, 1997. Princess Diana died in a car accident on the Alma bridge in Paris. If this disappearance sends the planet into a frenzy, it causes unprecedented unrest in the UK.
As a wave of emotion and grief swept across the country, Tony Blair, who had been elected with a majority the previous May, immediately felt something was happening, as if the whole country had lost a sister, mother or daughter.
At Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Elizabeth II remains silent, distant, seemingly indifferent. Disturbed by the reaction of the British, he does not understand the shock wave that is shaking the country. For Tony Blair, it is up to leaders to comfort a bereaved nation, and he must find a way to bring the Queen closer to her grieving subjects.
Colin Firth as Elizabeth II’s father
The film will be followed at 11pm by Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech, which examines the true and little-known story of Queen Elizabeth II’s father, who would in spite of himself become King George VI (Colin Firth). After the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII.
Fragile in appearance, unable to speak in public, unfit for work in the opinion of some, George VI will try to overcome his handicap thanks to the unwavering support of his wife and deal with his fears with the help of a therapist. on non-traditional methods.
Accordingly, W9 programs the films Jean-Philippe and The Brain, which were originally scheduled for Sunday evening.
Source: allocine
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