Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen has died on Thursday and consequently, this weekend’s soccer fixtures have been cancelled.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will stay at Balmoral this night and can return to London tomorrow,” Buckingham Palace mentioned of their assertion.
The Queen can be given a full state funeral, as is conventional to mark the demise of a monarch because the nation now enters an official 12-day interval of mourning.
Following her demise, it has been confirmed by Charlie Proctor that every one political, sporting and comedy occasions have been cancelled for the foreseeable future.
All political, sporting and comedy occasions have been cancelled.
The UK and the Commonwealth has entered an prolonged interval of mourning.
— Charlie Proctor (@MonarchyUK) September 8, 2022
This consists of the Premier League, EFL, SPL, and Irish and Welsh league video games – which is anticipated to be replicated in semi-pro and beginner sporting occasions as effectively.
Following Princess Diana’s demise on Sunday, August 31 in 1997, the Liverpool vs Newcastle United Premier League match scheduled to kick off later that day was postponed.
Soccer League fixtures the next weekend have been additionally moved to keep away from clashing with Diana’s funeral, which is a chance this time round as effectively.
It’s unsure when the game will return following this tragic information however for now, every little thing within the foreseeable future is cancelled – which is prone to be formally confirmed quickly.
