TV cancellations after the Queen's death – from ITV Daytime to soaps
In the wake of the Queen's death, and as the country enters a 10-day period of national mourning, TV schedules across all major stations and channels have been altered as a mark of respect. Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral at the age of 96 on Thursday. In an unprecedented move, the public were notified of the Queen's ill-health in the afternoon, and broadcasters swiftly switched to airing special news coverage. When her death was sadly announced just hours later, schedulers began the task of rearranging programming for the coming weeks, with tributes replacing dramas, reality television shows and comedies. Programmes affected include daytime TV such as This Morning and Loose Women, as well as soaps such as EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.